Word: commonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cambridge saw a dramatic 96 percent rise in theft, and neighborhoods around the Quad saw a 45 percent increase. Bicycle theft was again the most common crime reported by Harvard students...
...counter my opposition, I sacrifice a squirrel to the ghost of Claverly Hall and pack some Harvard Kryptonite-a potent mixture of common courtesy, happiness and fun-as my weapon of choice should I encounter trouble...
...USING COMMON SENSE...
...speak-loudly-and-carry-a-tomahawk diplomacy. Since she took office two years ago, America's first female Secretary of State has done plenty of loud talking. Her ultimatums--delivered to leaders as different as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iraq's Saddam Hussein--have become a common refrain in international diplomacy. And the cost of ignoring her is often a rain of missiles...
Though it seems they have little in common besides good cheekbones, JON BON JOVI and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY have struck up quite a cinematic partnership. Bon Jovi wrote a song for EDtv, McConaughey's upcoming film, and the two are currently shooting U-571 in Rome. The film's about a World War II submarine, and the actors will spend three weeks on a sub off the coast of Malta. "I wasn't thrilled about getting my hepatitis and tetanus shots," says Bon Jovi, who's claustrophobic too. "I thought about getting a note from my doctor saying I got them...