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Word: backpacker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson covered that convention, and so we all got to try the free samples once the reporter returned, his backpack bursting with cavity-inducing treats. The entire summer staff gathered around the desk, chattering excitedly about our old childhood favorites like Whoppers and Junior Mints and Sugar Babies...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: We're in for Some Nasty Candies | 7/28/1992 | See Source »

...student digs through his backpack in the front of Lamont Library. He's looking...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: Checking You Out | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

...something's wrong; suddenly the line isn't moving. Prim spots the problem right away: He's looking at that sixth person, the one who's stopped the flow of traffic as he struggles to unzip a weighty backpack...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: Checking You Out | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

Known as a Shelter-Pak, the hooded, full-length garment is covered with rip- proof nylon on one side and heavy wool on the other. Depending on how it's folded, it can convert from nighttime bedroll to daytime parka or even a backpack. Each Shelter-Pak contains a deep pocket that is almost as capacious as a duffel bag. Eighty of the garments have been distributed to homeless people in Philadelphia, and the students plan to turn out at least 200 more this year. Vows Assistant Professor Matthew Mehrman: "We are going to keep making Shelter-Paks until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: the Homeless: A Coat of Many Uses | 3/23/1992 | See Source »

...wearing a large backpack, worn fatigues, had rough skin and his hair didn't look completely washed," Ford said yesterday. "I assumed he was homeless...

Author: By Perry Q. Despeignes, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Man Interrupts Student Mass | 2/4/1992 | See Source »

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