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Word: torrid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Conte keys the New Hampshire attack and has outstanding power credentials. In 21 games he banged out seven home runs and amassed a whopping 32 RBIs. He also has four doubles and a triple to his credit and hit a torrid .373 during the regular season...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Quest for 1974 District I Title Begins Tomorrow | 5/24/1974 | See Source »

...prices within the next few weeks-but many economists believe that the downward pressure on food is about spent. Industrial products ranging from iron and steel scrap to lumber, cotton, man-made fibers and animal hides rose an average of 2.3% in April, a figure that almost equals the torrid pace set earlier this year. Overall, the wholesale index in the past three months has risen at a compound annual rate of 13.5%, a sure sign that scorching inflation will last at least several more months as wholesale costs push up retail prices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRICES: New Reasons for Weariness | 5/20/1974 | See Source »

...Quinn collected Harvard's only assists for the day, feeding Whalen and Jackmauh for scores in the torrid second period...

Author: By Gilbert A. Kerr, | Title: Crimson Stickmen Defeat Yale, Notch Second Season Victory | 5/13/1974 | See Source »

...this year's NBA finals, the home court advantage looms as a tremendous factor since the first two games will be played in Milwaukee. The Bucks are riding a torrid streak, having lost only one playoff game. If Oscar continues to play well and Jabbar chips in bucket after bucket, Milwaukee could easily sweep the first two games, creating an edge that the Celts may not be able to recover from...

Author: By Gilbert A. Kerr, | Title: Celts Battle Milwaukee for NBA Title | 4/27/1974 | See Source »

...dinosaur or a debauchee or even a gossip-column item. Perhaps the one who conies closest to being a gay blade is Prince Louis-Ferdinand, 66, grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II and claimant to the empire of Germany and the kingdom of Prussia. The prince once had a torrid affair with Lili Damita, an ex-wife of Errol Flynn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rambling Rex | 2/18/1974 | See Source »

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