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Word: asking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seriously, if you sincerely want to learn more about computers in general or just the machine you have, just ask someone who knows, and start learnin...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Becoming a Whiz With Computers | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

...says that when he rode a crowded bus and there were no seats left, he would hold on to handstraps--a very painful task. Goodman was too embarrassed to ask anyone to give up a seat...

Author: By Rachel K. Sobel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coping With RSI on Campus | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

...district's school principals is Latino. Says David Giles, a lawyer who represents East Palo Alto's Latino parents in their battles with the district: "African Americans struggled for years to gain control of institutions here. To now see this community of immigrants come here and ask for some of the resources is threatening to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEXT BIG DIVIDE? | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

Before the McCaugheys, the most famous multiple births--by far--were the Dionne quintuplets, five identical girls born to a French-Canadian farmer and his wife in Corbeil, Ont., on May 28, 1934. The media got wind of the event when the father called the local newspaper to ask whether a birth announcement for five babies would cost the same as one. An enterprising journalist filed a wire-service report, and the quints--Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie--became global celebrities. Three Hollywood movies were made of their lives; in the midst of the Depression, sales of Dionne dolls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVICE FROM THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...market plunge is in terms of either the current economy or any reasonable predictions about it. The U.S. markets are the playground of the securities-exchange members. The small traders, even those with online access, did not participate in the panic; only the members on the floor did. To ask "What is the market telling us about the economy?" is to ignore your own analysis. JACK REPENNING Santa Clara, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 1, 1997 | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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