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Word: tossup (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...farm belt, where the Democrats originally had hoped to gain most in 1956, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, North Dakota, Indiana and Ohio are all for Ike; Minnesota is a tossup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: Easing the Doubt | 10/22/1956 | See Source »

...varsity, winless in five games this season, may be overlooking the contest in preparation for Saturday's Cornell game, but it is rated a tossup against the BLC. Concentration on fundamentals in practice this week, however, has sharpened the Crimson attack...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Lacrosse Squad Will Meet Experienced BLC Team Tomorrow | 4/18/1956 | See Source »

...first, in Alaska's primary on April 24, is considered unimportant and a tossup. The most critical of the remaining encounters is in California on June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: On to the West | 4/2/1956 | See Source »

...Jorgensen (2:07.2) should take the 220, with the chief competition coming from Armstrong (2:09), Drosdick of Dartmouth (2:10), and Breen of Courtland State (2:10). The 440, however, is rated a tossup between Jorgensen and Breen, both of whom have done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Seek Unofficial Second In EISL Races | 3/16/1956 | See Source »

Nevertheless, today's contest with Yale is rated as practically a tossup by squash coach Jack Barnaby. "On their home courts, Yale will be as tough as, or tougher than Army," he said. The Crimson defeated the Cadets, 7 to 2, in their hardest fought match of the year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Squash Varsity to Oppose Elis | 3/3/1956 | See Source »

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