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Word: bored (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...revolution comes the Realpolitik, and happy-ever-afters soon dissolve. The day after her victory, Aquino found herself in charge of one of the world's most desperate countries, saddled with a foreign debt of $27 billion, 20,000 armed Communist guerrillas and a pile of government institutions that bore her predecessors' monogram...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Woman of the Year | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...stranger who tries to help her is an ex-cop with a blue-collar manner. Underneath, however, he glows with the middle-class spirit of the New Man: he is wise, patient, a good lover and a better cook. As played by Jeff Bridges, he is also a total bore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Green and Red for Christmas | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

Sunday, Crimson goalie Chad Reilly bore the brunt of the Duke fans' offensive salvoes. "We're glad, you're Chad," they sing-songed. "Chad eats quiche...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Playing for More Than Kicks | 12/9/1986 | See Source »

Many samples sent to Reagan bore messages such as "Don't open until Christmas," "Urinvading my Constitutional rights," and "Ronnie, give piss a chance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLASS CUTS | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...experiment, 42 students suggested 210 tiresome things other people do that bore them, which researchers distilled into 43 themes for a second survey of 297 students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Study Says Egocentrics Are Most Boring | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

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