Word: upset
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unfortunately the assassin's name turned out to be Sun, but he was said to be no relative of the Nanking Government's late, sainted Dr. Sun Yatsen, leader of the revolution which upset the Imperial Manchu Throne in 1911. Last week's Sun was promptly branded a "Communist." Millions of Chinese considered him a patriot, hoped pro-Japanese Premier Wang was dying, regretted that Sun had not shot also China's pro-Japanese Kingpin, the Generalissimo...
Kirkland's deacons, with a game today against Dunster and one Thursday against the champions, is in the best position to upset the favored puritans. If they win today they alone will be in position to upset the puritans hopes, by a victory on Thursday...
...field goals by Stanford's James ("Monk") Moscrip in the first quarter upset Washington...
After three scoreless periods, a forward pass for a 70-yd. gain redeemed Carnegie Tech's record, spoiled Purdue's in the week's biggest upset...
...psychological experiment" in which the children are allowed to make friends with a white rabbit, then informed that he will be cooked for their lunch; a pageant, in which the morose urchin selected to act as king has to have fleas combed out of his hair lest he upset his crown by scratching; Marie's effort to commit suicide when, after seeing Rose leave with the doctor, she thinks herself abandoned again...