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Word: asking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jeff's just awesome; he's the best friend you could ever ask...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: BFF | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...first week of March, with departmental deadlines only weeks away, the worst question you can ask a senior is, "How's the thesis?" Typical responses include a string of expletives, a painful groan or just deadly silence. But as March 5 approaches, it is juniors, not seniors, who are becoming nauseous at the mere mention of the t-word...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Junior Thesis Woes | 3/3/1999 | See Source »

...ask the natives what the airborne fire is, and they say it's called "sun." Man, is California weird or what...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Seeking Asylum at the Harvard of the West | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...Just ask Tim Grover, founder of A.T.T.A.C.K. Athletics of Chicago and Michael Jordan's personal trainer since 1989. "There's no doubt in my mind that stretching prevented a lot of injuries for Michael," Grover says. "Especially as he got older...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stretch Like Mike | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

Doing presto comedy is a special talent; many Whose Line players are improv veterans who have appeared on the Brit version. (And, don't ask us why, a lot of them did time in Canada.) They possess the verbal agility of the Says You! gang, but their real comic eloquence is in body language. Check out Wayne Brady's encyclopedic jive as he enacts "the history of 20th century dance in 30 seconds" or his tail wagging and panting when told he is a superhero named Playful Licking Puppy Boy. A star is born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parties for Smarties | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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