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Word: contendere (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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I T SEEMS LIKE AGES AGO, BUT in reality it has been less than three years since Husker Du was regarded as the loudest, grungiest, most health-hazardous band in the land. It the meantime, the Minnesota trio has taken off to a major label, college popularity and musical mediocrity...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: You Want This Badly | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

The huge and unexpected triumph of A Room with a View has brought in lavish Hollywood offers but has failed to alter Merchant's pinchpenny philosophy. Made for a mere $3 million -- one-fourth the cost of the average Hollywood movie -- it is expected to gross $50 million and is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: View From Prospero's Island | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

Harvard's victory, before a crowd of 250 people, was especially sweet because Crimson Coach John Dooley had named the Big Green as the Crimson's main contender for the Ivy title this year.

Author: By Kristin Olson, | Title: Icewomen Down Green; Lind Leads Crimson, 5-1 | 1/7/1987 | See Source »

Beyond that, the leading contender, New Zealand, which has won 33 of 34 races so far, is a newcomer sailing in its first Cup. The Kiwis' fiber-glass hull is the first in the history of the event (the others are made of aluminum), and the development could produce, say...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Victory for Plastic Fantastic | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

For his part, Washington is taunting his challengers by playing a masterly game of political chicken. Last week the mayor filed a huge stack of petitions qualifying him for a spot on the Democratic primary ballot. Should only one Democratic contender square off against him, reducing his chances of winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Divide and Rule in the Windy City | 12/22/1986 | See Source »

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