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Word: upsetting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Scenting news. Fleet Street has sent reporters to interview London harpies, some of whom seem to have been upset by the twittering from the shires. At the Cabaret Club, the London Daily Express found "a great big, graceful, healthy girl," Miss Eunice Allman, who explained that her work consists in "soothing bruised egos," begged, "If you're writing about us, don't make us out to be the scum of the earth. We're not so bad." In general the press survey went far toward confirming Sir John Anderson's evident feeling that there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Harpies and Hussies | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

Prospects for an individual victory or two, far less an upset team victory for the Varsity, seem slight against this starry aggregation, but Coach Branaby accords his five a better chance than expected. Graduation robbed him of four of his top six performers of a year ago, but the ranking players are developing so rapidly that he gives them a chance. to extend their favored rivals tomorrow. The Barhabymen started slowly in the tough league competition but in their last two starts have registered 4 to 1 wins over the Newton Y. M. C. A. and the Newton Tennis...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Waht's His Number? | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

Veteran Vint Freedley heads a strong contingent of goalies, including Fenn, Schraft, and Hanford. Freedley's proven skill in the nets should steady an otherwise untested defense, and his ability should account for at least a few upset victories this winter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hoddermen Need Experience as First Hockey Game With St. Nicks Looms | 12/2/1939 | See Source »

...Upset...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

SINCE YOU PUT HARMON ON THE COVER NOV. 6 IT IS ONLY LOGICAL YOU PUT THERE THIS WEEK THE COACH WHO BROUGHT AN UNDERDOG TEAM UP TO STOP HARMON AND BEAT MICHIGAN IN THE GREATEST UPSET OF SEASON. I REFER OF COURSE TO BOB ZUPPKE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

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