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Word: boastfulness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...went on to boast of his country's status as the largest exporter of major league baseball players to the United States, pointing out that more than 70 or so professional baseball players from the Caribbean nation play in this country...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dominican Pres. Discusses Baseball | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...spite of the tie, the Crimson still boast a perfect 1-0 record in Ivy League play, thanks to a 2-1 upset over Columbia last Saturday...

Author: By Eli Ewing and Richard A. Perez, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: M., W. Soccer Hit the Road, Take on Elis | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

Celebrity enclaves such as those in Sun Valley, Idaho; Nantucket, Mass.; and the Hamptons on Long Island boast some of the priciest digs in the world. The celebs made that happen, no doubt. But their impact on less glitzy neighborhoods is unclear. Chappaqua is a rural bedroom community that prizes solitude. Glitz is bad. Yet a sitting President's decision to buy in our town is a ringing endorsement. Real estate agents will trumpet it and attract more potential buyers and prop up values...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prez N the Hood | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

Vintage scooterists scorn the strictly practical Hondas and Yamahas--and dub them "Tupperware." Possessing more cachet are new bikes that boast classic style but modern components, like ItalJet's Velocifero and Dragster models, favorites of Michael Stipe and Martha Stewart. ("Vintage without the repairs," says ItalJet USA's Joel Sacher.) Even these don't cut it with diehards like New York lawyer Tom Giordano. "Finding a charming, rusted-out relic and turning it into a jewel," he says, "that's a big part of the love affair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scooters: Vroom of One's Own | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...candidates for his position also boast impressive credentials...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Search Committee Narrows Choices for Head of Shorenstein Center | 7/30/1999 | See Source »

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