Word: buzzings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...microgossip-the myriad back-nipping, back-fence, kitchen-table, men's-room exchanges all over the world, the low animated buzz of dirt-dishing that emanates from the globe-is the kind of gossip that may perform a kind of social mission. Microgossip keeps tumbling in like the surf, a Pepysian lounge...
...wistful inner ear, one imagines a soft transcontinental buzz, the sound of 13,000 consciences alert and intricately working. "Well," says each troubled voice, "I'd like to strike. I think we have plenty of reason to strike-wages, hours, job strain. But I signed an oath when I took the job. It would be dishonorable to strike. We have to find some other...
...first half of this year-will publish its last edition on Aug. 16 unless the paper's eight unions agree to $5 million a year in cutbacks. The announcement brought a hush to the usually bustling newsroom. Said Bulletin Columnist Rose DeWolf: "You could hear a mosquito buzz...
...coolest place around," says Buzz Tarlow '78, describing the Harvard Sailing Center, which he manages. And Tarlow adds that the boathouse just beyond the Mass. Ave. bridge at MIT is rarely crowded, even as temperatures climb into the hellish 90-degree range...
...automobile has been designed almost as much by Washington bureaucrats as by Detroit automakers. In order to comply with federal safety and consumer-protection regulations, cars took on a variety of new features that included anti-whiplash headrests, impact-resistant bumpers, and safety belts that set off an irritating buzz until everyone in front had buckled...