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Word: afraid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crutches because he'd recently broken or sprained his ankle. And as we all walked away, a friend of his said to me, "Maurice worries about him flying that plane." Maurice Templesman, Jackie Onassis' longtime friend. "He's afraid John is too..." She couldn't think of the word, but it was something like distracted, scattered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grace Under the Glare | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

Wodja allegedly became afraid that the student's screams would attract suspicion, so he sped away from the scene, Felcone said...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer School Student Reports Assault Attempt | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

...floor Thursday for a midafternoon vote, despite the fact that a veto by President Clinton is assured ? and despite the fact that the measure?s biggest problem right now is Republicans themselves. Speaker Denny Hastert is cracking the party whip as hard as he can ? and he?s not afraid to beg, either, telling members that the GOP?s slender majority (not to mention his own job) is riding on this vote. And he?s breaking the first rule of congressional politics: He doesn?t even know how it?s going to turn out. "This is becoming yet another opportunity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOP Leaders Try to Quell a Tax-Cut Mutiny | 7/21/1999 | See Source »

...hegemony of Microsoft's Windows, while Be waited quietly in the wings. Now, with its parent company making an IPO this week, it's time for Be to make its grand entrance. So what is Be? Why is Intel spending millions on it? And why should Bill Gates be afraid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the BeOS Challenge Windows? | 7/14/1999 | See Source »

...County N.A.A.C.P. are Nuwaubians. The people in the county, 30% black and 70% white, expect the Nuwaubians to flex their muscle at the polls any time now. "They're the nicest people," says a young white waitress at Rusty's, a small diner in downtown Eatonton. "But I'm afraid they are trying to take over the town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space Invaders | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

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