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Word: annoints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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This analysis ignores the fact that many Americans prefer to have a choice between candidates. To annoint Sam Nunn, Bill Bradley or Lloyd Bentsen as the party's standard-bearer is tantamount to telling the electorate, "Well, sure, we're the Democratic Party, but we're the Democratic Party, but we're going to try to adopt the Republican Party's ideals, and try to convince you that we can do a better job at being conservative that they...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: Looking Left in '92 | 11/9/1988 | See Source »

...boys and girls have brutally unromantic relationships. On a sunny day, they gather on the beach. The guys display their masculinity by exploiting the surf with their surfboards, while their passive chicks annoint their scantly clad physiques with suntan lotion and watch their mates. At night, they either roam the streets in search of action, or they party wildly at someone's house. Unlike Frankie, Annette and their chums who would sit around a campfire and sing sweetly, these teenagers enjoy themselves by drinking, getting high and having...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: When Fall Comes | 8/16/1983 | See Source »

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