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Word: clickings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whine that's sometimes shrill; Jones is more the robust than the morose Helena, bludgeoning Demetrius with her lust. The four lovers interact with a vigor that sometimes shakes the planks of the set, providing an object lesson in how these roles can both stand out individually and click with their counterparts...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Midsummer Journey | 11/15/1980 | See Source »

...Crimson coach Edie MacAusland pulled a halfback from the game and added an extra forward in an attempt to generate more offense. For the next four and a half minutes it looked as if her move had been in vain. Then the stick-women finally started to click...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Knot Bridgewater St., 1-1, Head to Weekend of Tournament Play | 11/6/1980 | See Source »

...diagnosed as having mitral valve prolapse, a slight deformation of one of the four valves of the heart. The condition, not generally dangerous, is thought to be shared by up to 15% of Americans, but it produces a distinct heart noise, and so is known as the "systolic-click-murmur" syndrome. He has no symptoms but has been advised to take penicillin before undergoing dental work because infection sometimes spreads through bleeding gums. The antibiotic is intended to ward off a bacterial infection to the heart, something to which people with this valve condition may be susceptible. ¶Jimmy Carter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Fit for the Presidency? | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

Asked Vasquez: "Do you think she's in love with you?" Replied Meeker, tilting his head to the right: "She loves me." With a click, he unloaded the gun and tilted his head to the left. Said he: "She loves me not." There was another click as he loaded the gun and said: "She loves me." Click. "She loves me not." Click. Meeker stared intently at Vasquez and shouted: "She loves me!" A blast ripped into Meeker's face, and he fell dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Game with Death | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

...When the time comes, it'll click," Mata says. "It's beginning now. Darkness has been won over in the higher planes, but it has to work itself out down here. Hierarchy will win this struggle although there may be a difficult time ahead...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: A Tour of 'Benares on the Charles' | 5/14/1980 | See Source »

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