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Word: tightly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...detective fiction: the narrator did it. Something more shocking followed. In December Agatha left her husband and child and disappeared for ten days, setting off a nationwide search and a carnival of speculation. Morgan's re-creation of this drama is meticulous, but it lacks, perhaps unavoidably, the tight resolution that Christie gave her invented plots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: I Adore Corpses and Stiffs AGATHA CHRISTIE: A BIOGRAPHY | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

Scott lost his singles match yesterday by a count of 6-4, 7-6 to Bobby Bank of Arkansas, and sophomore B-ll Stanley dropped another tight decision to Clemson of Crimson...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Scott, Engle Star at NCAAs | 5/24/1985 | See Source »

...Oilers, hoping to repeat as National Hockey League champions, were looking to put their powerful offense into gear from the outset of the best-of-seven series. The Flyers, with only one player with previous experience in the championship round, wanted to keep it tight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 5/22/1985 | See Source »

...know that Arlo Gurhrie song tight-by-ten glossies with circles and arrows?" she asked. "Well, that is exactly what it was like...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Case Histories From the CRR File | 5/15/1985 | See Source »

...Tight defense by the Green and its held the Crimson in the second quarter, while Dartmouth tallied four to leave the Crimson in the familiar position of trailing big at the half...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Green Drops Laxmen Into Cellar in Finale | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

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