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Word: outfought (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...between 0015 and 0900, the Allies won three quick successes. On the left flank the British 6th Airborne Division achieved complete tactical surprise, wiped out German positions east of the Orne River. On the right flank the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, although badly scattered in the airdrop, outfought three German divisions, suffering 2,500 casualties. Shielded by this U.S. airborne success, the U.S. 4th Infantry Division swept ashore soon after the first light on Utah Beach, swamped the defenses at a cost of only 197 casualties. It was D-Day's first major breakthrough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Forge of Victory: The Forge of Victory | 6/8/1959 | See Source »

...Make-peace at sixth position. Vinton lost the first set, 6-1, but soon warmed to the task as he took the next two, 6-3 and 6-1. Ben Keys scored the only Tarheel triumph, defeating Al Goldman, 10-8, 6-0. In an unofficial match, Bill Wood outfought North Carolina's Walker Lockett...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Tennis Team Beats Tarheels, 8-1; Will Face Underdog Brown Today | 5/1/1958 | See Source »

Outnumbered, outgunned, outgeneraled, and easily outfought, the rebels in Sumatra last week were pushed to the wall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Flickering Out | 4/28/1958 | See Source »

...varsity squash team shut out a weak M.I.T. team 5 to 0 yesterday to even its Metropolitan League record at one victory and one defeat. Larry Sears, playing in the top position, was the only man to lose a game, as he outfought Tech's Holt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Victory | 11/15/1957 | See Source »

...Forest Hills last year, not even Sydney's perception could help Althea over a bad case of the West Side shakes. Says he: "She got outgeneraled and outfought by Shirley Fry. Forest Hills meant everything to her. She wanted it so much it awed her till it was like living in a pressure cabin. When the day came, she was a nervous wreck, and Fry beat her like a mother beats a child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: That Gibson Girl | 8/26/1957 | See Source »

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