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Word: cheered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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While this family has never been one to deny that "such things happen to them," they are unable to accept that anyone would ever find out. "We squelch [the world], blind ourselves to it with propriety and high-minded-ness and good cheer; act as though there's a few bad eggs out there, but the rest of us are just fine. But there's another world--a counterworld, you could say--where life is complicated and mistakes get made and women get pregnant when they're not supposed to and people do stupid things and betray each other...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, | Title: Journalist's First Novel Tells of Stark, Brooding 'Midwinter' | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

...sure didn't take long for the referees arm to move 90 degrees nor did it take the Cornell crowd to think up their newest cheer, "Thirty seconds...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men's Hockey Stays in ECAC Playoff Tourney With 2-2 Tie | 3/8/1997 | See Source »

...between to catch this team in action at the Palmer-Dixon courts. Most of the schedule is comprised of road games, but April 18th and 19th matches versus Cornell and Princeton are a chance for all of us to put on our shorts, leap over the toxic river and cheer on the Crimson...

Author: By Lev F. Gerlovin, | Title: Tennis Gears Up for Spring | 3/6/1997 | See Source »

...fans, need to overcome the musical and entertainment deficiencies and cheer on the home team. During the closing minutes of regulation of the Penn game, a "Let's go Quakers!" chant resonated throughout the Pavilion for almost a minute until a "Let's go Harvard" counterattack drowned out the screams of the heretics...

Author: By Alexander M. Carter, | Title: A CHEERY COLISEUM | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

...flaunts a list of losers it owns to try to embarrass CEOs into remedial action. CalPERS and other managers--be they of mutual funds or public or private pension funds--have generally wielded their clout for the good of all. The money, after all, is largely ours. We should cheer as they ferret out clueless CEOs and demand solutions. Indeed, the average CalPERS laggard stock begins outperforming the market once it hits the list. Can't argue with that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OUT OF STEP ON REEBOK | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

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