Word: clench
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...never venture into different worlds except for the occasional acquaintance in section or drunken bonding at a party. Living with those 10 friends is natural. However, for those who have friends from disparate groups (friends who don't necessarily like each other), blocking is a word that makes stomachs clench. For those who have taken advantage of Harvard's bringing together a diverse group of interesting people and have made friends from may places and with many interests who may not get along with each other, blocking ranks up there with that college application stuff in terms of pleasure...
...face, the Rosty tax plan looks like something that would make George Bush's lips tremble and his teeth clench. But White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater refused all opportunities to deep-six it. "We don't want to pour too much cold water on a plan we may want to swim around in for a while," he said. The water was warm enough for Bush to pick up the phone and call his old friend -- the two served together on Ways and Means during the late 1960s -- and thank the chairman for his suggestion. He praised Rostenkowski for trying...