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Word: blanketted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...done anything wrong, and she refused to pony up the couple's savings. The Gingriches are worth about $200,000, and most of it is in Marianne's name. A small-town daughter of an insurance salesman, she wasn't about to sign over what she called her security blanket to repay what she regarded as a political debt. By April the Speaker told a friend that if he paid up, Marianne would leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEHIND THE SCENES: BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE... | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

...home, defrosting my ice cream enough so that I can serve myself, requires my putting the carton on the radiator for several minutes of sun tanning time. While eating, I snuggle against the radiator, and if it is particularly cold, I don a blanket. Some people might surrender rather than face these possible detractors from snacking enjoyment, but for me, it is worth the struggle...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: The Eighth Wonder of the World | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

...cause of postoperative death--can be cut in half by warming a patient to normal temperatures during SURGERY. Body temperature tends to plummet during an operation, which can cause arteries to constrict and blood pressure to soar. The cost of warming up? Just $15 for a special no-chill blanket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 21, 1997 | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

During the blizzard a few weeks ago, I was walking down Mt. Auburn St. with a friend when, all of a sudden, an enormous amount of snow fell from a building above me and knocked me down. Uninjured, I emerged from underneath a blanket of snow only to discover that pedestrians for blocks around were calling out things like "are you OK?" and "You should sue!" If you want to make friends quickly, try getting hit by several pounds of precipitation. -Pamela S. Wasserstein...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TIDBITS | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...China's blanket refusal to take responsibility for criminal violations of human rights and its desire to limit civil freedoms in Hong Kong once it is under China's control should cast Madeleine Albright's decision to represent the United States at the transfer ceremonies in a morally and politically more uncertain light. Although Albright deliberated carefully with other members of the Clinton administration and key democratic leaders in Hong Kong before ultimately deciding to attend, her presence at the event lends credence and approval to a regime that does not deserve it. Albright believes that by attending the event...

Author: By Talia Milgrom-elcott, | Title: Independence Day | 4/18/1997 | See Source »

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