Word: abdul
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Magic won't have a grand blast-off like Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] did," McNamer said. "It was so sudden, and now he's finished...
...Domingo announcing that henceforth he wished to be regarded as a rap singer, folks might understand. But this is Raffi, the Canadian folk singer who has mesmerized more preschoolers than anyone else since that piper from Hamelin. His defection from the marketplace of kids' music is comparable to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's departure from the Lakers -- he leaves behind similar, smaller shadows, but none to take his place...
...Dowmp, Da-Dowmp, Da-Dowmp" riff in "U Can't Touch This" was lifted from Rick James's "Super-freak," and gave credit where credit was due. But I could swear I've heard the first four notes of the riff in Falco's "Der Kommisar" and Paula Abdul's "Cold-Hearted Snake," too. Who's plagiarizing whom? How many possible notes and rhythms are there? Isn't copycatting inevitable...
...after receiving a full report on its soldiers, verifiable by either videotape or international observers. The second stage would see the release of the remaining Shi'ite detainees (is the total 375, as Israel maintains, or more than 400, as others claim?), including the south Lebanon spiritual leader Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid. In exchange, Israel would retrieve its surviving soldiers and the remains of the rest. Israeli officials offered on Saturday to allow the Red Cross to visit Sheik Obeid if it is also given access to Israelis in Arab custody...
...Iranian Hizballah, armed McCarthy with a sealed letter addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar. It is believed to call for the release of 300 Shi'ites from southern Lebanon and the release of 75 more prisoners held in Israel, among them the spiritual leader Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid...