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Word: upsets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...thoughts of rearranging the personel within a shell will have to wait until after tomorrow's tilt with the gray-bladed Engineers, since it would be practically impossible to upset both crews at this late date and expect as smooth a performance as might be delivered by on of the eights rowing as a unit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALES' ONE-FIFTY BOAT WINS RIGHT TO OPPOSE ENGINEERS | 4/25/1941 | See Source »

...upset victory, the Freshman lacrosse team won its first game of the season 11 to 3 against Worcester Academy yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field. Hurley, Donahue and Mahony scored most of the goals but the trangest was by defenseman Tom Bridge, who took the ball in Yardling territory, went up the field without being checked, and shot into the strings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YARDLING TENNIS, STICK TEAMS WIN | 4/24/1941 | See Source »

...refuse, however, or become obtuse with muttered phews! or by some simple ruse upset the cruse, in the end I lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poetry, Apr. 21, 1941 | 4/21/1941 | See Source »

Things are looking up at the Tech boathouse this year, and although Moch won't commit himself one way or the other, most people feel that the M.I.T. navy has a better chance of springing an upset when it meets the Crimson than any other in recent history...

Author: By John C. Bullard, | Title: Veteran M.I.T. Crew Plans Surprise In Meet Against Crimson Oarsmen | 4/16/1941 | See Source »

...from members and truckers, used it to bail out arrested drivers, furnished them with lawyers to keep down the fines and costs. Once it had 2,000 men out on bond. At the same time it started hacking away at the 7,000-lb. regulation. Court tests failed to upset the law, but a quiet campaign to have the legislature change it fared much better. A new law upping the load limit to as much as 24,000 lb. (depending on type of truck) was passed last month; this week the league, its job done, votes on a proposal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: Freedom of the Highway | 4/14/1941 | See Source »

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