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Word: blew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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When we started we hoped for the blue-collar audience. But a recent demographic study showed a different reader: a lot of college students and professionals. That kind of blew our theory...

Author: By R. E. Liebmann, | Title: HUSTLER | 3/10/1977 | See Source »

...tempest that closed down the Plains Baptist Church on the eve of last fall's presidential election blew up again last week. Result: the Rev. Bruce Edwards, 30, resigned the pastorate he had held since January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONALITIES: To the Lions | 3/7/1977 | See Source »

...captain Jeff Campbell snared Harvard's only first in the 1000-yd. run. Campbell coyly stayed on Penn's John Stockel's shoulder through most of the race, then blew past the quavering Quaker to bring home the gold...

Author: By Carl A. Esterhay, | Title: Harvard Helpless at Heps | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...week suspension and exploded in a St. Valentine's Day massacre. Packing five guns, he burst into his moving company's warehouse, shot to death four co-workers and a policeman, wounded five other people, then put one of his guns to his head and blew his brains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Season of Savagery and Rage | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...Kiritsis was led away to be booked for kidnaping and jailed in lieu of $850,000 bail, Police Chief Eugene Gallagher said: "Tony, you lied to us. You didn't let [Hall go immediately], as you said. You blew it." Officials later said they had never intended to let Kiritsis off in any case. As he slumped into the patrol car, Kiritsis muttered, "A cheap shot, a cheap shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: I'll Have Vengeance' | 2/21/1977 | See Source »

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