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Word: comeback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Bowditch scored 18 points, sparked a first-half comeback, and hit for key plays at crucial points to give the Crimson just enough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bowditch Leads Crimson Ouintet To Close Victory Over Huskies | 12/17/1959 | See Source »

...Comeback. In Cleveland, questioned by a policeman, Motorist Theodore Kramer produced his driver's license with the address of the state penitentiary on it, was hauled back to his cell from which he had escaped a week earlier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISCELLANY: Miscellany, Dec. 14, 1959 | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

...scientists and executives slipped away via British destroyers, carrying with them vital secrets that contributed to radar and other wartime developments. Left behind, loyal Philipsmen cheerfully sabotaged what production the R.A.F. did not pulverize. Last week Philips President Frans Otten gave the latest progress report on Philips' amazing comeback. In the first nine months this year, sales of Philips' worldwide empire reached $735,110,000, compared with $636,530,000 in the same period last year, while profits hit an alltime peak of $55,650,000 compared with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: The Light of Holland | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Behind 11 to 3 after one of its typical stumbling starts, the varsity rallied and pulled to a 32-28 lead at halftime. With Borchard, Bryant Danner, and Ed Cuffe shooting well, the Crimson held on to its margin despite a desperate comeback by the Ephmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Five Beats Ephs, 68-67, Warding Off Last Period Rally | 12/10/1959 | See Source »

Nowhere did the rapid pace of the steel comeback have a more salutary effect than on Detroit's sorely tried auto industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Back with a Roar | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

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