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Word: upping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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With a little luck, the Harvard men's hockey team could have pulled out a win over cross-town rival Boston University in its first non-conference match-up this season.

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: B.U. Blasts M. Hockey, 2-1 | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

Initially, the Crimson took a few shots on net but had difficulty setting up its power play, ensuring B.U.'s (7-3-2, 4-0-1 HEA) 2-1 victory.

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: B.U. Blasts M. Hockey, 2-1 | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

We were headed to Basic, where this sort of thing was like breathing, and I wasn't up to it.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: These Boots Weren't Made for Marching | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

Taking to heart the boxing motto that you should lead with your strongest punch, a group of federal prosecutors is trying to use the RICO anti-racketeering statute to shake up the International Boxing Federation as if it were the Gambino crime family. Monday, several New Jersey U.S. attorneys filed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Justice Takes a Swing at the Boxing Biz | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

Anyone who gets the job can't be a lightweight. While the government has made similar moves to rid groups such as the Teamsters of corruption, few industries are as unwieldy as boxing. Critics say that the gaggle of international sanctioning bodies (IBF, WBC, WBO, WBA) that have arisen in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Justice Takes a Swing at the Boxing Biz | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

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