Word: sweeping
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Hsiensheng ("Mister Big Cannon"), has fired at an impressive variety of targets, often in terms far beyond occidental ideas of press freedom. His most abiding hates have been the Japanese, the Chinese Communists and Kuomintang corruption. It was Editor Kung who started the criticism that helped sweep Finance Minister T. V. Soong out of office (in 1933), and his attacks have helped unsettle at least three cabinets. Two years ago, David Kung, son of former Finance Minister H. H. Kung and nephew of Madame Chiang, was accused of illegal financial manipulations. Editor Kung's (no kin) shocking headline: DAVID...
Weak Westerlies. The mid-latitude westerlies, which normally blow across the country toward New England, were comparatively feeble this year. Their weakness allowed cold air to sweep down unchecked from Canada, keeping warm winds away from the western states and bringing them abnormally cold and stormy weather...
...second Crimson win would not only sweep the season series with the Elis, but would tie up the Pentagonal League and necessitate a climactic playoff game with Dartmouth. This playoff battle has been tentatively scheduled for the Boston Arena Monday night...
...varsity hockey team faces Princeton at the Arena tonight and is favored to skate off with a clean sweep of the season's two-game series. Face-off time...
...students support the team and aren't discouraged, it has a good chance to sweep the remaining games, he added. Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, and Army are the "first four games" and Valpey referred...