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Word: sweepingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lakers seemed poised for a series sweep and the most successful run in NBA playoff history, but the Celtics rebounded to get back into the race for their 17th championship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Celtics Capture Game 3 | 6/8/1987 | See Source »

...life and death, are held in low esteem by many who see them as self-serving money chasers. Dr. Richard Kusserow, inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, claims that physicians' peer- review boards, out of concern for the profession's good name, tend to sweep ethics complaints under the rug. "They protect each other's incompetency from the public," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking to Its Roots | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

McHale, the NBA's sixth leading regular-season scorer, suited up but rested his sprained right ankle. The defending champion Celtics, meanwhile, showed no rustiness from a six-day layoff following their first-round sweep of Chicago...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Bird's 40 Points Leads Celts Over Bucks | 5/6/1987 | See Source »

...yesterday's extra-inning nightcap, Cornell spoiled Harvard's bid for a weekend sweep, rallying for two runs in the bottom of the eighth after Harvard had broken a 5-5 tie in the top of the inning...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Harvard Bats Connect for Five Victories | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

...Crimson's split with Cornell, coupled with Dartmouth's sweep of Princeton, locked the two teams into a first-place tie in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League (EIBL) with 12-2 marks. Navy is next...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Harvard Bats Connect for Five Victories | 5/4/1987 | See Source »

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