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Word: backpacker (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Adams House I knew I was in trouble. I could tell I needed a slicker, an umbrella, something and my traditional insurance--raingear in my backpack--had somehow been forgotten. The rain dripping down off my glasses and running in streams on my cheek, I gauged the remaining path and hoped for the best...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Dartboard: Come Again Some Other Day | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...burglar, described by Donovan as a 5'10" black male wearing a red felt vest and a dark baseball cap backwards, was carrying a full backpack, which the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) says contained items stolen from other rooms in the Yard dorm...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First-year Surprises Burglar in Common Room: Matthews Burglarized For 2nd Time in a Week | 10/13/1999 | See Source »

...returned to the bathroom, and found his wallet--minus his ATM card and $20 cash. Stevens also found Gibson's backpack and an unidentified pair of brand new unlaced women's sneakers in the trash...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burglar Strikes Three Suites in Matthews Hall | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...foreplay--saying at one point that "he was going to be very careful since he could go to jail"--Naughton arranged to meet the girl at the pier in Santa Monica, Calif. What he encountered there was a tiny woman in tan overalls, silver butterfly hair clips and a backpack. But she was, in fact, a cop working with the man who had impersonated the 13-year-old Lolita--special agent Bruce Applin, who is part of the FBI's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement team. Naughton was arrested and charged with the federal crime of "knowingly traveling in interstate commerce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cooling Off Hotseattle | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...scheduling information, a list of activities and advice on cultural differences. There were some glitches along the way (at one point, the digital photo files weren't transmitting properly). But this new virtual connection between parent and school is a strong alternative to the paper memos Carson calls "backpack mail," about one-third of which never makes it home on any given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Start School With a Click | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

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