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Word: outfought (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sundstrom outfought the world's number-one player, 13-11, 6-4, 6-3, in their first-ever meeting. It was only the third loss this year for McEnroe, who came into this event with a 75-2 record in Grand Prix events...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

...heroes is General Mikhail Kutuzov, whose patient strategy in turning back Napoleon's invasion of Russia is immortalized in Tolstoy's War and Peace. The old general used time, weather, distance, maneuver and surprise to defeat the mightiest army ever assembled in Europe. "General Kutuzov outfought Napoleon, he didn't just overwhelm him with weapons," says Hart. "We must learn to do the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Needed: A Grand Strategy | 1/18/1982 | See Source »

...second half, freshman striker Joan Elliott took a pass from one of the fullbacks and slipped the ball through to wing Kelly Gately. Gately crossed to St. Louis, who outfought a defender for the ball and booted it over the goal line...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Women Booters Whip Bears | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

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