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Word: divinity (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lead midway through the competition. McCormick, who had overrotated and made a splashing entry on her eighth dive, a reverse 2½ somersault with a tuck, which had given her trouble before, had a chance to win the gold with a superlative score on her tenth and last dive. ("Divin' is just landin' on your head ten times out of ten," she had said after the preliminary round, in her husky, Dead End Kid's voice.) She stood there on the 3-meter board, hands on hips, gathering herself. Then she marched sturdily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A SOARING, MAJESTIC SLOWNESS | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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