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Word: assuredness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though still confined to a small, urban elite, a movement for multiparty democracy has gained strength in the past three months. For the most part, Moi has tolerated the lively debate, but his security police have harassed those who have spoken out. Staring down Kenya's foreign benefactors, who supply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: The Surprising Holdout | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

Harvard can rest assured that at least part ofSaturday's results are attributable to the freakweather conditions. The Crimson lost to aPrinceton crew that it had thrashed only weeksbefore. Flat water in Worcester will allow theCrimson to answer if it is for real

Author: By Frederik W. Geiersbach, | Title: Harvard's Lights Blacked Out; Yale Claims First in H-Y-P's | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

If the tides of opinion on abortion changed suddenly in this state, could anyone be assured that formerly prochoice politicians would not reconsider their previous convictions?

Author: By Kristine M. Zaleskas, | Title: The Real Right to Choose | 4/17/1990 | See Source »

The public lynch mob against Leona Helmsley, for example has gone beyond the bounds of normal public discourse. When a respected national news magazine showed Helmsley on its cover next to the caption "Rhymes with Rich" one could rest assured that they didn't mean "witch."

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: She's a Real... | 4/12/1990 | See Source »

"Hey!" you called out again. I tried not to pay attention. I was nearing the gate of Quincy House. You weren't going to do anything, I assured myself. You and your friends were just kidding around, I guess.

Author: By Terri E. Gerstein, | Title: To the Man Who Left Me Alone | 4/11/1990 | See Source »

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