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Word: sweeps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even though the Japanese were able to sweep through almost to Australia during the war, they never conquered China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, may 9, 1955 | 5/9/1955 | See Source »

...Crimson rugby team took another step towards capturing the Intercollegiate Cup-Eastern Championship double on Saturday, as it edged Dartmouth, 6 to 5, for its sixth victory. The side need now only take one of its two remaining league games with Princeton and Yale to ensure the sweep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Rugby Squad Edges Dartmouth, 6-5 | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

...unbelievable squalor of farm workers blights rural areas in a broad sweep from the Central Valley of California into the Deep South. While prosperous cotton farmers collect subsidies on their surplus fibre, they pay a wages must include these exempted workers, if their lofty statements have any foundation in principle. And with exemptions erased, Congress should vote wage floors that reflect the progress, rather than the inflation, of the national economy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bottoms Up | 4/23/1955 | See Source »

This unscored-on sweep ended the team's week-long visit to the British isle on the most successful note since the club has competed in the series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rugby Team Beats Green For First Bermuda Crown | 4/11/1955 | See Source »

...cruelest month sweeps into Cambridge today as students sweep out. For some, April will mean long walks by the Charles; for others if will mean increased tearing of yellow parking tickets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nothing Sacred Any More | 4/1/1955 | See Source »

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