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Word: chins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...high-powered, semiautomatic rifle. Firing short bursts, he swung the rifle barrel right around the table. Nobody had time to move. They all died within 30 seconds. Then he stepped back into the hallway, picked up a shotgun he had left there, pushed the barrel up under his chin, and blew his brains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Algona, Iowa A Time to Kill, And a Time to Heal | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

Robert Cushmac, 16, of Alexandria, Va., was paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident six years ago. Now Bob gets around in a power wheelchair activated by a chin-controlled joystick. He is mobile enough to attend T.C. Williams public high school, where he is an honor student and a member of the French and Latin clubs. Unable to breathe without assistance, Bob has been fitted with an Avery Diaphragm Pacer, which uses a battery-powered transmitter to send electric impulses to his phrenic nerve. This causes his diaphragm to contract, simulating normal breathing. "Without this technology, Bobby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Machines That Work Miracles | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

Close up, offscreen, Depardieu gives you the charm and the power. The man can swagger sitting down. His lank hair, which looks as if he swiped it from a schoolgirl who has played hooky all year long, frames a huge face -- bulbous nose and ship-prow chin dominating the small, lively eyes. Devouring a steak over lunch at the swank George V hotel in Paris, he cascades opinions on any subject, from Dostoyevsky to David Letterman, punctuating his effusions with grand, intense gestures. When a waitress arrives to pour the St. Pourcain, Depardieu proffers the larger of his two stem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life in A Big Glass | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

...first seed, Marty Clark had some trouble putting the ball to bed. Opponent Richard Chin, who pulled out one of Cornell's two victories in last year's match, came out with a vengeance. He beat Clark in the first two matches. Clark, however, pulled out, first his cannon serve, then his criss-cross, to post the victory...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetmen Record Yet Another 9-0 Blanking | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...Marty Clark (HARVARD) d. Richard Chin (Cornell), 12-15, 10-15, 15-14, 17-15, 15-8; 2. Jeremy Fraiberg (H) d. Kevin Klipstein (C), 15-4, 16-5, 15-10; 3. Jonny Kaye (H) d. Nick Bumstead (C), 11-15, 15-9, 15-11, 15-11; 4. George Polsky (H) d. Mark Brevers (C), 15-11, 16-3, 14-18, 9-15, 16-15; 5. Jon Karlen (H) d. John Mao (C), 12-15, 15-8, 15-14, 15-8; 6. Jon Masland (H) d. In Kim (C), 15-4, 15-7, 15-8. 7. Josh Horwitz...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetmen Record Yet Another 9-0 Blanking | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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