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Word: wound (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Junior John Hynes, who received a severe baptism in the varsity nets last season but still wound up with the third best goals-against average in the Ivies, was beaten out at least for the moment by freshman Wade Lau for the starting goalie berth. Lau, a high school star in St. Paul, had a strong camp and was praised by players for his ability to force shooters to commit themselves...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Hopeful Icemen Open at Dartmouth Tonight | 11/21/1978 | See Source »

...when John Spagnola wrestled Pat O'Brien's wing-and-a-prayer aerial from the hands of Harvard's Fred Cordova, the very sou! of Crimson football winced at the mortal wound. Cordova dropped to the turf in a heap, unable to move under the weight of the crushing frustration...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: The Game: Not Quite Enough Is Common Theme | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...sponsored a non-binding "Thompson proposition," asking voters whether they wanted to put a limit on both spending and taxes in the state. Underestimating the difficulty of rounding up the necessary 589,000 petition signatures in a hurry, Thompson put the pressure on political aides to deliver?and they wound up compiling names of some voters who had never seen a petition. Bakalis responded by crying fraud, but to no avail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Toss-'Em-Out Temper | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...Wichita lawyer, she made her first bid for major political office, starting near the top by running for the U.S. Senate. The petite (5 ft. 2 in.) Kassebaum campaigned at first in a softspoken, gentle manner but quickly picked up the tempo against former Democratic Congressman Bill Roy. She wound up strong-spirited and refreshingly frank, telling Kansas farmers that their demands for 100% of parity on crop supports were unrealistic and inflationary. She told women's groups that she favored the Equal Rights Amendment but was against extending the time limit for its ratification. She told teachers' groups that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: New Faces in the Senate | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...order for Lynch's premonition to become reality, Kubacki had first to engineer a 63-yd. drive as time wound down. This he did by masterfully alternating his three running backs for 37 yards and then, on the play of the game and season, hitting Bob McDermott for 21 more yards on a critical fourth-and-twelve situation...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: It Seems Like Only Yesterday, When. . . . . . 'Pineapple' Took It In . . . . . . and the Wobbly Duck Was Good | 11/18/1978 | See Source »

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