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Word: alphas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rest assured. You got the most exciting Governor in the United States," Jesse announced afterward in his alpha-male voice to all of us turkey necks. He uses the phrase "rest assured" a lot, and when he wants to sound official he says, "At this point in time." He loves to talk and does it stream-of-consciousness style, segueing suddenly, coming back to his basic reference points, which are pro wrestling, talk radio and the Navy SEALS. He doesn't automatically shut off, reporters have discovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minnesota's Excellent Ventura | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...about Mexico or Mexicans particularly. It was just that after meeting her, I recognized that even though Harvard has a healthy Latino population, as well as courses on Latin American culture, I knew nothing of that culture and sincerely wanted to learn. In other words, that girl was the alpha or the catalyst to my interest in Mexican culture, not the omega or the ultimate...

Author: By Alexander T. Nguyen, | Title: Equal Opportunity Fetishes | 10/1/1998 | See Source »

...ourselves in someone else's shoes often takes poetic license. Many women, mulling Clinton's sins, don't ask how they would have acted in his situation but how they would have acted if burdened with male genes--and, perhaps, with a sense of entitlement inflated by years of alpha maledom. Maybe, for enhanced accuracy, some women throw in any distinctive Clinton genes for large appetite--and maybe even formative childhood experiences. (He is reported to have once recalled being the "fat boy in the Big Boy jeans," before his rising social stature started turning ladies' heads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The It Could Be Me Factor | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...Chief was such a lousy adulterer and liar. For these men, to get caught red-handed in a fling easily manageable by any Joe capable of running a screw gun raised questions of Clinton's basic masculine competence. Indeed, if the Starr report could be believed, America's alpha male was something worse than a sinner or a lawbreaker. He was a fool, and a crybaby to boot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What The Guys Think: Clinton's A Screw-Up | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...FAKE ORGASM FROM OUR SPONSOR After seeing Clairol's Herbal Essences equate washing one's hair to good sex and Capcom's Street Fighter Alpha 2 hint at masturbation, are you ready for the next step--the sexual climax of a car? Below, excerpts from the storyboard of a Suzuki Grand Vitara ad filmed last week by HKM Productions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jul. 6, 1998 | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

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