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Word: wind (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...blink of an eye when Harvard starter Rob Alevizos lost his concentration in the second inning, walking three straight batters before serving up a juicy outside fastball to weak-hitting second baseman Chuck Mitchell. Mitchell launched an arching parabola to deep right field that a sympathetic gust of wind carried over the fence for a home run and an instant four-run lead...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Batsmen Explode Against Eagles, 7-6 | 5/2/1979 | See Source »

Despite conditions of no sailboats interfering, no frosty temperatures, and no wind, the Radcliffe lightweight crew finished six seconds behind arch-rival Boston University early Saturday morning on the Charles...

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: B.U. Scuttles Radcliffe Lightweights | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...conditions were indeed ideal--a few inoffensive waves disturbed the tranquil Charles, and just a hint of a tail wind aided the oarsmen...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Crimson Heavies Crush Princeton, MIT | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...Representatives of Civilization to take her away and sanitize her, stop me from holding her all wet and hot and squiggly, washing her myself, nesting, bonding. I could look out my window and see the sentinel mahogany gums. They were blue-green, and their branches swam in the clean wind. I didn't want to be anywhere else...

Author: By Susanna Rodell, | Title: Down Under | 4/26/1979 | See Source »

Sophomore number two player Martha Roberts, however, did not adjust to the wind quickly, recovered the second set, and her consistent opponent, Mana Rodgers, prevailed...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Racquetwomen Finish Season With 5-4 Triumph Over Bruins | 4/25/1979 | See Source »

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