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Word: sweepingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although Harvard (11-9 overall, 2-4 Ivy) could not manage a sweep that would have put the Crimson in a tie for second place with Brown and Yale (12-24, 4-2) in the Ivies, the hosts still had their level of intensity blaring at full blast...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Batswomen Get Split Against Elis | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

Harvard Co-Captain Cyndy Austrian and Kathy Mulvehal breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 decision to give the Crimson a sweep in doubles...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netwomen Bury Red, Cruise to 9-0 Triumph | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

...Dole took the Iowa caucuses last February, we wanted to see more evidence of his strength before making him a cover choice. Sure enough, Dole lost in New Hampshire to George Bush. The Vice President's 1988 campaign efforts did not make the cover until after his Super Tuesday sweep of 16 primaries on March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: May 2, 1988 | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

...result, the Crimson (9-11 overall, 5-3 league) must win nine of its 10 remaining league games to force a playoff game with Penn (12-4 league) for the EIBL crown. With Penn lying dormant during its exam period, a sweep of those games would give Harvard the title outright...

Author: By Jonathan E. Benjamin, | Title: Crimson Bats Silenced as Penn Sweeps | 4/26/1988 | See Source »

...Texas sweep cuts a wide swath. Earlier this month, in a roundup of 80 motorists, San Antonio police nabbed George Cisneros, a brother of Mayor Henry Cisneros. They took him downtown to cough up the $62.50 he failed to pay for running a red light last November. Said the mayor: "I think his number came up on a computer. I hope he pays his tickets from now on, my dear brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texas: Pay Up, My Dear Brother | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

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