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Word: bitted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other words, people have the typical reaction to my nose ring that they have to most affectations, which is to say that they pay them undue attention, which is pretty much the point of having them. I must admit, mine is a bit more obvious than usual since it is smack in the middle of my face, or to be more precise, it's slightly right of center (an odd fact considering that I consider myself quite a bit left of center; but I already have five holes in my left ear lobe--another affectation I'll get to later...

Author: By Elizabeth L. Wurtzel, | Title: Nose Rings and Narcissism | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

Aficionados of lighting effects might be a bit disappointed by the production. But between pertinent parody and near-perfect performance, The Mikado is definitely worth seeing...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Turning Japanese | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

...Well, I felt kind of flat," Kierstead answered. "After the unexpected weigh-in last night, we had to make weight kind of quick and we had had a long weekend so we were a little bit flat as a team...

Author: By Sandra Block, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Grapplers Pin Springfield, 26-18 | 12/7/1988 | See Source »

...Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh broke a deadlock when he tentatively gave in to Iraqi Minister Isam Raheem al-Chalabi's demand for a quota equal to Iran's 2.6 million bbl. a day. To accommodate the 1 million bbl. increase in Iraq's quota, other OPEC members gave up a bit of their own allowances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPEC: Forging a Fragile Peace | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

...berate the Prime Minister for promising to meddle with Israel's definition of who is a Jew. Thousands of angry calls and letters flooded his office, and secular Israelis took to the streets to denounce religious coercion. Acknowledged one Shamir aide: "I'd say he's got a bit of a problem on his hands. Blood pressures are soaring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shamir's Exquisite Dilemma | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

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