Search Details

Word: winner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...overall winner of the local contest was Lexington High School, which took home a trophy for their success in the competition...

Author: By Caille M. Milner, | Title: Math Club Hosts Contest | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...Honda have nosed up to an invisible starting line. A fat kid in a ball cap stands between them and raises his arms, then drops them. Engines scream and rubber burns. Speeds approach 100 m.p.h., and 1,320 ft. later, the Toyota's rear lights flash, signaling the winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Dean All Over Again | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

Most embarrassing of all, the unlikely May-December alliance between the separatist snowboarders and the International Olympic Committee hardly survived even its honeymoon, as the aged judges said they would revoke the first snow-surfing gold medal ever--when traces of marijuana were found in Canada's Ross Rebagliati, winner of the men's giant slalom--and then were overruled, marking a triumph for rebellion. One foot was speeding forward, it seemed; the other was staying in place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Hear Them Roar | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...printed at taxpayers' expense. On average, it takes 14 lines of fine print for each of the 100 to list family, educational pedigrees, military valor, career coups and "distinguished" awards (Republicans tend to need 15 lines, Democrats only 13). Who's the Senate's run-off-at-the-mouth winner? None other than its filibuster champion, Strom Thurmond, at--count 'em--79 lines. The Top 10 boasters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 23, 1998 | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...Microsoft Corporation awarded Bridgett J. Frey '99 and Rebecca C. Weiss '99 the Microsoft Women's Technical Scholarship yesterday. Contest rules stipulate only one winner per institution, making the two awards particularly notable...

Author: By Erin D. Leib, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Two Students Receive $30K Scholarships from Microsoft | 2/20/1998 | See Source »

Previous | 870 | 871 | 872 | 873 | 874 | 875 | 876 | 877 | 878 | 879 | 880 | 881 | 882 | 883 | 884 | 885 | 886 | 887 | 888 | 889 | 890 | Next