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Word: botherer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...force commander for the invasion, "not what we would have desired." This was puzzling, since, as early as last March, Reagan had publicly denounced the military buildup in Grenada as "unrelated to any conceivable threat to this island country." Despite Reagan's concern, the CIA did not bother to send agents into the island until two days before the invasion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now to Make It Work | 11/14/1983 | See Source »

Turnbull says the police don't bother him about his business, although gambling is illegal in Massachusetts In fact, he says, "they have sort of taken a liking to him because he is not doing any harm and people seem to enjoy...

Author: By Adam H. Gorfain, | Title: Curbside Hustler Finds Chess, Money Make a Perfect Match | 10/28/1983 | See Source »

...clean sweep for the Crimson, which won all 14 of its matches. And on Sunday, Elizabeth Evans took a key singles match from Princeton's Joy Cummings, 7-6, 6-3. In the B flight singles, Harvard players won both semifinals. Robin Boss and Kathy Vigna didn't bother to play the final...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis | 10/11/1983 | See Source »

First it was by one length, then five, then ten. Coming into the stretch, Jockey Ron Turcotte did not bother to go to the whip as Secretariat poured it on. When he crossed the finish line, he had won by an incredible 31 lengths, the largest winning margin in the history of the Belmont...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORT 1973: One, Two, Three! Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

...didn't really bother us that much," defensive end Mark Mead said. "After the first couple of plays we were able to settle down...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Getting Carried Away | 10/3/1983 | See Source »

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