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Word: beefing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Social hub, eh? Letis take a look. Sure, we have all been there during the busy lunchtime hour, when upperclass students line up for their daily fix of roast beef sandwiches, cookies and other components of the fly-by lunch. The joint is jumping, the air is thick with conversation and laughter, and everything seems, well, social. But this is as much a result of circumstance than anything else. Holden Chapel would be a hot spot, too, if it was the only place busy individuals could grab a no-cost lunch between classes...

Author: By George W. Hicks, | Title: Livin' La Vida Loker | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...then, so it's a war. Russia has for 10 days camouflaged its objectives in Chechnya, but now it's given the game away. Initially Moscow said it had 30,000 men around Chechnya to beef up border security while bombing suspected terrorist bases; then it crossed those borders saying it wanted a 10-mile security zone inside Chechnya. But Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that his forces now occupy the northern third of the breakaway republic along the east-west line of the River Terek - a fact borne out by reports of fierce fighting from villages deep inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now We Know — Russia Set to Chop Up Chechnya | 10/5/1999 | See Source »

...friends because I like them, and I'm learning things in my classes at Harvard that I never even dreamed were possible in high school," is the thought that I hope is drifting through your head right now. The majority of Harvard students don't make friends to beef up their future Filofaxes, although by the end of freshman week, you certainly will have met a few of your fellow classmates who clearly...

Author: By Bree Z. Tollinger, | Title: The Real Purpose of Harvard | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...Lest one think he was merely trying to rhyme, he also described his mother in several national magazines as a lawsuit-happy, welfare-relying-on drug abuser. Mathers-Briggs' lawyer claims that his client never engaged in illegal activities and that the rapper is merely trying to beef up his street cred; the rapper's attorney says his client speaks the truth. Maybe instead of lawyers, the two would be better off retaining therapists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...technical, not legal, and I'm sure someone is working on this. Sooner or later whatever loophole these jokers are exploiting will be closed." In the meantime, adds Quittner, parents should continue to keep an eye on their kids? web habits. And maybe take some time this weekend to beef up your Net Nanny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Web? I Just Surf It for the Articles | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

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