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Word: sweepingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Organized labor, which had spent more than a million dollars on the campaign, tried to console itself with the thought that if it had done any less, the Republican sweep might have been even bigger. Apparently its leaders did not consider an alternative conclusion: that its efforts had antagonized as often as they helped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Detour | 11/20/1950 | See Source »

...Varsity B squash team downed the Union Boat Club at the Club's courts in Boston, 4 to 1, yesterday afternoon, in its first game of the season. It was almost a clean sweep as the Boat Club won its match by only one point in the last game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B Squash Team Wins | 11/16/1950 | See Source »

...first quarter, Eliot moved slowly downfield, hindered only by a fumble recovered by Leverett's Sam Paschal. After Levered played out their four downs, Elephant Charlie Cabot set up the score with a 10 yard run for a first down. Steve Goodie, on an end sweep, skirted the Levered line into the end zone. Eliot failed to convert after every touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Scores 24-0 Levered Victory As Puritans Win | 11/16/1950 | See Source »

...dorms other than these serviced by student porters, regular, outside porters fulfill the same functions. They dust, sweep, and change the sheets once a week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students at Tech Like Program of Student Porters | 11/14/1950 | See Source »

After an uneventful third quarter, Clasby started passing again, this time to wingback John Tulenko, setting up an end sweep on which he scored a touchdown at 2:04. Tulenko made several flue catches of Clasby passes during the afternoon...

Author: By Hiller B. Zobel, | Title: Bruins Nip Freshmen, 21-20; Clasby Passing Leads Attack | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

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