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Word: broking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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People have demanded not only his head but also their money back, which the treasury is too broke to provide. Beyond that, who would fill the presidency? No one of sufficient stature seems available to take over, even assuming that such a change would make a difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO LAW OR ORDER IN THE LAND | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

...turned out to be the phone call that broke the case. Last Wednesday, six weeks after receiving the information from the Enquirer, Los Angeles police arrested Mikail Markhasev, 18, an immigrant from Ukraine, and charged him with the murder of comedian Bill Cosby's only son, who was shot on a dark stretch near a Los Angeles highway while trying to change a flat tire. Police say the killing was the result of a spontaneous and botched attempt to steal Cosby's $130,000 Mercedes-Benz. "It appears that robbery was the motive," L.A.P.D. chief Willie Williams said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WITH A TIP FROM A TAB | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

Monday 10:07 a.m.: Students arrived to take their midterm in Foreign Cultures 48: "The Cultural Revolution." Thirty exams and many blue books disappeared under mysterious circumstance, leaving mystified teaching fellows and irate students in its wake. Order broke down among the students...

Author: By Tanya Dutta, | Title: HARVARD'S MOST WANTED: THE PHANTOM OF SANDERS THEATER | 3/21/1997 | See Source »

Harvard finally broke the stalemate when Ferrucci ripped a shot from the top of the box and beat LaMonica off his right hip. This would be Harvard's first, and last, lead of the game...

Author: By Joe K. Goodwin, | Title: M. Lacrosse Drops Overtime Heartbreaker, 10-9 | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

While we have been aware for some time of allegations that the DNC broke the law by accepting contributions from individuals with strong ties to Southeast Asia and China, its questionable practices have failed to capture much public interest. Like Whitewater, the many details of the scandal make it ill-suited for captivating the masses in this age of the sound bite...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Where Politics, Ethics Collide | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

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