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Word: twisting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first contribution was a spectacular sideline catch of a 15-yard Bassett pass. A minute later he took a pitchout from Armstrong on a double reverse pattern, to twist and spin his way 20 yards to the Yale five. As thunderous roars from the Harvard stands filled the stadium, Taylor finished the job with a five-yard sweep around end. John Hartranft kicked the extra point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Conquers Bulldog Varsity; Taylor Leads Team to 14-6 Triumph | 11/24/1962 | See Source »

...With one twist of his neck, junior star Ohris Ohiri defeated Brown, tied an Ivy League scoring record, and lifted the Crimson back into League contention...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ohiri Goal Edges Bruins 1-0; Booters Stay in Race for Title | 11/18/1962 | See Source »

Between the speeches six cheerleaders in blue sweaters from Quincy filed onto the platform to lead cheers for the candidates. They asked the audience to "twist for Brooke," which the audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Democratic, Republican Parties Stage Last Rallies of Campaign | 11/5/1962 | See Source »

...Americans who knew the facts, Moscow seemed eerily normal. Newspapers kept complaining about poor food production, couples on crowded dance floors kept doing their bunny hug and wishing they could find out something about the twist, soldiers with their girls wandered to the Lenin mausoleum to hear the Kremlin bells toll midnight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The East's Reply | 11/2/1962 | See Source »

...thousands who poured into the Salon de 1'Auto, Europe's carmakers had hit the right note. So long as the economies of the Common Market nations continued to prosper, Europe's man in the street seemed only too ready to do the Detroit twist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Western Europe: Doing the Detroit Twist | 10/19/1962 | See Source »

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