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Word: cornering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year-old kids carrying guns." Anthony and others claim that the widespread sale and use of crack has promoted warfare among young, heavily armed drug dealers. Notes Harry Hamilton, chief investigator at the morgue: "Kids can make $900 a week standing on a street corner whistling when a scout car goes by. There are plenty of 15- or 16-year-olds doing things like that, but they never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kid Killers: A plague of teen murder | 12/22/1986 | See Source »

...REMEMBER exactly when we did it the first time, but I do know how we did it. A few friends and I went to a little store on the ground floor of the run-down Commodore Hotel, stood on the street corner and stopped shady looking people as they walked by. "Excuse me," the bravest of us asked politely, "would you mind going in and buying us some beer...

Author: By Richard L. Meyer, | Title: In Search of the Holy Stuff | 12/13/1986 | See Source »

...reach that golden age I've dreamt about for too long, I value the struggles I've had to endure. From street corner begging to Semitic stumbling, I've gone through a lot for that invaluable substance that has become a pillar of my existence. But I worry, now that I am legal, will I have to turn to crack for excitement...

Author: By Richard L. Meyer, | Title: In Search of the Holy Stuff | 12/13/1986 | See Source »

...When we were tied with Cornell in the third period, Peter went out there and started digging the puck out of the corner, working like crazy," Cleary says. "It was incredible. This team's got a distinct character and it's mostly because of Peter...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Reluctant Poster Boy | 12/12/1986 | See Source »

...fighting, of course. "Uncivilized man may have been bloodthirsty," observes the Journal of the American Medical Association, not referring to the glistening eyes and panting gills of Las Vegas. "Boxing should not be sanctioned by any civilized society." On the other side of the ring, Ali's old corner physician, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, points out, "You need ! only to turn on the box on Sundays to see an amazing number of stretcher cases being dragged off the field." But then, football is a game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Of Murderous Intentions | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

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