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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...triumph marked the Crimson's first sweep of an Ivy weekend bill this season, as the squad reversed earlier losses to Cornell and the Lions...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Wallop Columbia, 92-83, to String Ivy Wins | 3/1/1976 | See Source »

Sighing, he scratched his swarthy face thoughtfully. "My children--I would not want this life for them. Better that they should sweep the streets than be shoemakers. I must put in 70, 80 hours a week, and I make $100 a week. That's about $1 an hour...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: Felix the Cobbler Heals Broken Soles | 2/28/1976 | See Source »

Even when Essick placed long distance specialist Paco Canales in the 200 backstroke, it proved disastrous for the sinking Bruins. Paco came in only two seconds behind Harvard's Steve Diehl (2:03.069) as the Crimson finished with a near sweep of the event...

Author: By Theodore A. Christopher, | Title: Swimmers Down Weak Bruins, 78-25 | 2/25/1976 | See Source »

...numbers six and eight, Mark Panarese and Scott Mead split their matches to give Harvard a 3-1 lead after the first round. Panarese had won the first two games by identical 15-7 margins, but Penn freshman Pat Murray found his touch in time to sweep the final three games and give the Quakers some momentary hope, for while Murray was taking charge in his match, Penn's Chris Rice was leading Mead 2-1 at the break. Then Barnaby entered the picture...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Racquetmen All but Win National Title... | 2/23/1976 | See Source »

...fact, not only were the Engineers unable to win another game, but they could also force just one more into overtime, an 18-15 win by Cass Sunstein which soon became another three-game sweep...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Racquetmen Teach MIT a Lesson, 9-0 | 2/18/1976 | See Source »

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