Word: took
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Varsity fencers took ninth place in a 13-team field at the annual Intercollegiate Fencing Association championships in New York this weekend...
...York University won the three weapon title with 80 points. The Violets also tied with City College in fells, and thus took a half share in the Little Iron Man trophy, the oldest active award in college athletics...
Navy, undefeated in fencing this year, took second place with 72 points. City College, the defending champions, scored 68 points and placed third...
...Rushing down to the corner, holding his pants up with one hand, he piked up his tuxedo and 100 sheets of watermarked bond. Cleaned and pressed they were; he piled them on his bed, but placed a whisk broom drawer , brought out and unlocked a small steel case, and took from it 12 carefully sharpened pencils. He left the cuff links in the bottom and relocked the case. He was ready to begin...
With the preliminaries out of the way, he wondered what to write about. The trouble seemed to be in clearing the ground. Perhaps he could do that better once his ideas were formulated and accordingly, he took a fresh sheet and numbered it "20". "In view of the factors outlined above," he began, "we will proceed to demonstrate that the customary explanations will not hold water." He had finally come to the point where he needed an idea. The Library was the place to go; but first he had to pick out his suspenders. Then he would walk...