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Word: counterfuls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...eastern Alabama that the Civil War ended. The track infield has so many Confederate flags flying that it looks like a Klan picnic. When NASCAR senior vice president Brian France tells potential sponsors that "our fans are much savvier than people give them credit for," it is to counter this very sight. NASCAR is apoplectic at the thought of racing's being labeled a racist sport, and it's desperate to escape an image of the race fan as a redneck with his gut hanging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASCAR: Babes, Bordeaux & Billy Bobs | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

Increasing employment and decreased crime in the wake of the economic boom counter Murray's assertions...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Robin M. Wasserman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Rising Tide Lifts Black Job Market, Study Says | 5/28/1999 | See Source »

...might have solved the problem, but that's not the point. There is absolutely no reason to walk into any store and assume that the person behind the counter is an idiot. Chances are you're wrong and all that you do in presuming otherwise is reveal your own arrogance...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, | Title: A Matter of Respect | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...requires aides to count the steps she must take to the podium," it should have been obvious that a Dole presidency could include just the sort of unfortunate incident that occurred in Quincy, Ill., last week. As a veteran politician put it, "When you elect someone with a step counter on her staff, you should know that what you're definitely not getting is devil-may-care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Step Counting: The First 100 Days | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...anybody around here get anything right!" It now seems clear, though, that the President was not shouting at Heather May--and definitely did not shake her, as some early reports had it. The President's remonstrance was directed at an aide only recently promoted from senior step counter to script manager...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Step Counting: The First 100 Days | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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