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Word: bitted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sense of erudite, but someone who is knowing in the ways of the world, like a distinguished author? Or someone who is able to speak to transcendent values? A religious figure who might be able to give us some perspective on our temporal successes and add a bit of humility or sense of obligation to an otherwise congratulatory experience would be a welcome speaker...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Committee Declasse | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

...Acceptance by the Standing Committee is not a pro forma thing," says Ehrenreich, who is also Clowes professor of science. "But by that time the proposal has been vetted enough that things become a bit easier...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Turning An Idea Into A Core | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

...decade ago, I have come to use computersfor much more than my dream of breaking backboards. With new faster games, I can now break bridges and blow up bunkers and see lots of blood. I can also make papers look better than they are, access instantaneously almost any bit of information from the Internet and send more than 500 messages a month to everyone from a teaching fellow to fellow techies...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Becoming a Whiz With Computers | 12/2/1997 | See Source »

...When nurse's assistant Jeannie VanVelkinburgh picked it up for him, Thill opened fire. Dia died in minutes; VanVelkinburgh, a single mother of two boys, is paralyzed from the waist down. "It wasn't a planned thing," Thill told local station KMGH-TV. "Drank a little bit. I'm a deep thinker. Walked through town with my gun in my waist, saw the black guy and thought he didn't belong where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HATE | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

...AIDS novel that has the titanic as a central metaphor is a bit obvious. Which is what Allan Gurganus clearly intends. Nothing about Plays Well with Others (Knopf; 353 pages; $25) is coy, demure or otherwise closeted. In fact, the author of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All now tells more than many readers, gay or straight, may have the patience to hear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: TO DIE FOR | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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