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Word: bigs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sitting by the phone, hoping," said Hinz, the Crimson's starting halfback the last two years and a big-game hunter in Montana. "A few teams called to ask where I will be on draft day, and I don't want to be off in the forest...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders Wait for the Pro Call | 4/21/1989 | See Source »

...went to a small, private school, and I heard the same thing," Phillips said. "People told me 'If you go to Harvard, you're passing up the opportunity to play in the big-time.' Coming to Harvard, I realized that if you're good, people would take notice anyway...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders Wait for the Pro Call | 4/21/1989 | See Source »

...less mercilessly. According to a recently released Justice Department report, he may have coerced the government of Honduras into contributing millions to support the Nicaraguan Contras. His repeated trips to the Central American country and varied tactics paint a picture of a person eager to guarantee the donation of big bucks...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: A Tooth for a Tooth | 4/20/1989 | See Source »

...once again, Miller, who made several big saves for the Crimson, got a piece of a Bruin shot, only to find the ball nestled in the back of the net. Kramer answered once more, cranking his fourth goal over Ayer's shoulder with 6:54 left to play, but the rally died there...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Bruins Aggravate Laxmen's Troubles, 9-7 | 4/20/1989 | See Source »

...current series of Doonesbury strips, Michael's employer wants him to design advertisements to lure first-time, or "entry-level" smokers into a lethal habit. The contract promises big money, but his liberal soul protests. Should he serve God or Mammon--social responsibility or individual opportunity...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Confessions of a Liberal Slime | 4/20/1989 | See Source »

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