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Word: chokes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...People will be doing the live signage at choke points around the state," says Dole staffer Rick Stanco. In translation, that means that bunches of half a dozen Dole supporters are scheduled to display the candidate's placards along crowded highways like Routes...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Yawning On Super Tuesday | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...that blacks genetically did not have enough intellect to call plays. Also: white players would not accept the leadership of a black field general. And of course: blacks won't measure up in clutch situations -- a view revived by the Greek in his statement that the Redskins' Williams might "choke" under pressure. As black Basketball Player Isiah Thomas pointed out last year during a storm of opprobrium about his views on Larry Bird, sportswriters are always dubbing black stars gifted or natural athletes while labeling white standouts brainy and hardworking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Of Mandingo and Jimmy the Greek | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

...dining hall during Reading Period while everyone else was trying to study. What made this guy so bad is that he realized the evil of his ways. He tried to nibble quietly, then to suck on the chips, but he never did what we all wanted him to do--choke...

Author: By James E. Canning, | Title: Ten Little Turkeys | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

Major-league Choke...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Pursuing Fun, Sun, and Win | 12/4/1987 | See Source »

...When you choke," Delaney Smith said, "you can either roll over and die or get tough. We got tough [against...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Perspective | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

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