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Word: catches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those notions I'd stored in the back of my mind for a long time, a notion that refused to die. It drove me to pull $200 from my BayBanks account. It drove me blatantly to disregard the thought of four Monday classes. And it drove me to catch a cab into Kenmore Square...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: A Journey Between Bonfires and Sleeping Bags | 10/7/1986 | See Source »

Administrators hoped that the new house office would serve as a shuttle bus stop for Cabot residents, so that they wouldn't have to walk all the way to Currier House to catch the bus. Have you ever tried to get on the shuttle bus in the morning after it has left Currier? Getting an elephant into a Volkswagen would be easier...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: A Little Plaster for Your Dreams | 9/27/1986 | See Source »

...love to stay and tell you more, but I've got to run and catch the last shuttle home before my ceiling falls in on my desk...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: A Little Plaster for Your Dreams | 9/27/1986 | See Source »

Reagan's political logic is all too patent. Spending money to help victims reveals that drug abuse is a terrible disease. Spending it to catch pushers, on the other hand, shows that there is an enemy to be conquered...

Author: By Joshua H. Henkin, | Title: Drug Hysteria | 9/27/1986 | See Source »

...long-hidden confession: "I was the only living cartoonist in Salzburg when Ford fell down the plane ramp. My only thought was 'Gee, I hope he didn't hurt himself.' When I got back to the U.S., every other cartoonist had had a field day. I never did catch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Wit and Wisdom | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

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