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Word: blessedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Kent Parrot, one of the greatest scorers in Harvard hockey history, is gone this year, but the Crimson hockey team probably doesn't know it. Deep at all positions, blessed with speed and quickness, and laden with scoring power, the Harvard varsity hockey team stands a chance of cracking Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stickmen's Depth, Scoring Punch To Challenge Cornell in Ivy Race | 11/26/1968 | See Source »

Actually, there are a great many substitutes for victory in American life. Unsuccessful generals or business magnates do not hopelessly lose face, as in some Eastern cultures; they retire amid honors and stock options. Defeated politicians are not liquidated, as in totalitarian countries; they run again. In a dynamic and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: THE DIFFICULT ART OF LOSING | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

The Cambridge Society did not succumb to this hazard. Its chorus was, above all, conscious of the spirit of liturgical dramatic works, so that while the performance was not a surpassingly beautiful one, it was exceptionally tasteful and engaging. And this was not so much the result of doggedly exhuming...

Author: By Chris Rochester, | Title: Early Music | 11/9/1968 | See Source »

Very few of the protesters have prior reputations as priestly radicals, and Lucey himself has long been considered one of the most progressive members of the American hierarchy. He pioneered the desegregation of Catholic schools in Texas and risked financial reprisal from wealthy businessmen when he blessed the formation of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roman Catholics: Revolt in Texas | 11/8/1968 | See Source »

The speechmaking began, with more local-fence mending. Venerable Leverett Saltonstall waved to the cheering party workers and blessed Richard Nixon. Brooke said it was "a great day for Massachusetts." "We love you, Pat and Dick," he cooed. Then Volpe came on, telling about Nixon's visit to the Commonwealth...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Trying to Hate Dick | 10/21/1968 | See Source »

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