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Word: boxful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson scored first in the third period and seemed to be taking control of the game, but a fight that broke out at 3:58 sent two players from each team into the penalty box and seemed to spark the flagging Terriers, who scored two goals in six seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: J.V. Icemen Turn On Offense, Skate by B.U.'s Terriers, 9-7 | 12/6/1979 | See Source »

...lyrics aren't exactly insightful, but there's no muzak here and there is a lot of spirit. It will make you want to turn on the television to see them all in person so you can wave at the box and wish them a Merry Christmas, tell them that you love them...

Author: By Eric B. Fried and Susie Spring, S | Title: Hark! the Herald Cashiers Ring | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Somehow the 'toons seem' less offensive than the garbage that is targeted at the over-six set. Believe it or not, millions and millions of people will spend the evening hour of 8 to 9 on Dec. 8th in front of an electric box that emits something called the "Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special." For anyone still in possession of his lunch, ABC will again try to make you lose it with the "Donny and Marie Christmas Special," Dec. 14th at 8 p.m. The one hope for decency will come on Christmas Eve, when ABC has a special Christmas...

Author: By Jeff Toobin, | Title: How Television Steals Christmas | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...thing about Suckerman, the clinging vinyl critter, is that he doesn't stick. Don't believe the box. He simply doesn't grip most surfaces. Despite the suction cups that bulge from his body, he makes but the feeblest attempt to cling to the wall of the Jordan Marsh toy department, bouncing off again and again with his shallow vinyl grin intact...

Author: By Bill Mckibben, | Title: Suckerman and His Friends | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...well to try a simpler volume, Ancient Egyptian Design Coloring Book (Dover; $1.50) by Ed Sibbett Jr. The motifs of cobra-goddesses, scarabs and animal deities are outlined with precision, and hints about traditional hues (red skin for men, yellow for women) can make anyone who owns a box of crayons into a high-chair archaeologist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Child's Portion of Good Reading | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

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