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Word: chanting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fight, the Boston Garden crowd of 8498 seemed oblivious to the fact that there were two participants. They chanted "Marvin, Marvin, Marvin," when Venezuelan challenger Fulgencio Obelmejias entered the ring and continued to chant all through the night...

Author: By Nevin I. Shalit, | Title: Hagler Retains Title With Eighth-Round TKO | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...thing protesters seem to agree upon is the pressure big oil companies put on the government to fight in needless foreign wars. The "Hell, no; we won't go! We won't fight for Texaco!" chant has been a favorite for many. Thus it seemed particularly appropriate that the driver of a tremendous Mobil Oil truck driving past Saturday's march to the Central Square police station would shout at demonstrators, "What's the matter with you, you bunch of assholes--" Protesters pelted him with snowballs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pine Trees Make Last Stand | 1/12/1981 | See Source »

...them off as yearlings. When he was younger, he had his own system of breaking horses, first with a lunge line in the ring, then lying stomach-down across their backs, all the time emphasizing verbal commands. As he was explaining his approach, he burst into a sing-song chant from his cavalry days: "Walk ho-o!" he cried out. He was silent for a moment. Then he let loose again: "Tro hoo!" he yelled, as if he were back in a movie at Fort Bravo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Skies Are Not Cloudy... | 1/5/1981 | See Source »

...this a dormitory? And don't 250 students live here? So where is everybody? Where is the party, the beer, the music? At least there should be some music! Over in the common room some guy is playing the piano and upstairs some other guy is doing a Gregorian chant, but c'mon! Where are the tunes? Where is the Springsteen? Who are these people? But of course...they're first and second-year med students...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: The Med School's Only Dorm: Animal House it Ain't | 12/10/1980 | See Source »

...asked what he would drink in celebration. "Everything," he replied. To Philadelphia fans, he deserved no less. More than 1 million fans - in a city of about 1.5 million - turned out the next day for a victory parade and rally, jubilantly joining in as McGraw led the long-awaited chant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scratching a 98-Year Itch | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

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