Word: sank
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Yant dutifully sank a well, not near the canyon bottom as Samovia had expected, but high on his own hilly acres. To every one's amazement he hit oil: 2,000 barrels a day. He sank four more wells, brought in a producer every time...
Chuck Brynteson was the main factor in the Funster victory last night. Stealing the ball from the Eliotmen in the last 30 seconds of the game, he sank a basket to put his teammates ahead by one point. Fouled on the shot, Brynteson proceeded to add another marker to the total with his successful foul shot. Another Brynteson foul goal put an end to the 41 to 38 contest...
...Columbia a fortnight ago, the 101-ton tug George McGregor was returning without tow from Bamberton to Victoria. Rounding Trial Island, near Victoria, she caught the full blast of the gale and the pull of the riptide. The combination was too much. She began to roll, then capsized and sank...
Smith and Rockwell will be back at their pivot posts. Smith sank 22 points in the team's debut, closely followed by Rockwell with 19; Shepard is counting on his two tall men for much of tonight's scoring. Captain Bill Prior will replace them at center...
...Philadelphia, the Ivy League championship for the second year running went to Cornell, which put on a spectacular rally and sank Pennsylvania...