Word: sweeping
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...true Korean courtesy, he announced that he was disappointed because Korean Champion Yun, who placed third, was not able to win. Yun, suffering from leg cramps and a pre-race injury, had barely caught John Lafferty of Jersey City with a closing 100-yd. sprint to make the Korean sweep complete...
...believe the first road to reform lies in offering the Council the opportunity of reforming itself. If that opportunity is not taken, then other means must be employed. The necessary reform can naturally base itself upon the widespread student interest evoked by the present controversies. Such reform would probably sweep away the small clique of men apparently dedicated to self-perpetuation in office and would replace it with a more representative, honest, and democratic student representation. William E. W. Gowen...
...frustrated by the persistent clouds over their murky island, have taken advantage of this "radio window" and are busily developing the brand-new science of radio astronomy. Their "telescopes" are powerful radio receivers with antennas designed to respond to signals from one direction only. With the directional receivers, they sweep the sky, looking for natural broadcasting stations in space...
Charley Ufford was a standout for the freshmen in both matches, beating nationally ranked Eastern players in straight sets. The doubles teams showed strength against Amherst with a clean sweep...
...instruction now since the war and a swarm of Annex women has pushed its collective foot into the College door; now that the first barriers are down (alas), this plague of women will move on to the clubs and organizations of Harvard. These girls, like the Yellow Peril, will sweep over the organizations. The resulting "feminization" will be the undoing of the Harvard club...