Word: thwart
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Prosecutor Wessel's strategy was to prove that the hoods had not told the truth, that their statements to police did not jibe with demonstrable facts and sworn testimony, and that in their similarity they clearly proved a conspiracy to thwart the law in a reasonable inquiry. In the early afternoon of Nov. 14, 1957, he contended, the racketeers spotted police around Barbara's place and promptly put together their common alibi; each just happened to be driving through Apalachin (from as far away as Los Angeles or Dallas or Cleveland) and just happened to drop...
Another headache for the Crimson line may be the Lions' "muddle huddle," which must be seen to be understood. The Yalies reportedly watched movies before last week's game of a New Haven sandlot pickup game and were ready to thwart the unusual Columbia formation. The Bulldog line chose not to jitterbug with the flankers and split ends, but rushed right in to stop the backfield...
Playing as well as it did against Holy Cross Wednesday, the varsity was simply not fast enough to thwart Cornell's offensive drives...
...racket worked like silk, as long as it relied on known and trusted contact men such as Lawrence A. Dyson, 32, South Philadelphia, brother of Joseph Dyson. Lawrence Dyson won $6,050 from the Philadelphia Bulletin. In the Bulletin case, the fixers overcame a last-minute effort to thwart their game: they learned that one letter in the solution had been changed, submitted 24 entries to cover all possibilities...
...players, Beauty and Ugly, sit facing in the same direction, using a board 17 by 11 inches. While Beauty attempts to fabricate an aesthetically satisfying design, Ugly endeavors to thwart his enemy by placing his quota of pieces in awkward spots, and to destroy Beauty's harmony...