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Word: crackly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Usage:

...criticized the inequality of America's judicial system, citing statistics and singling out the injustices of crack cocaine convictions...

Author: By William P. Moynahan, | Title: Jackson Sounds Liberal Note During Science Center Rally | 10/26/1996 | See Source »

...about Chelsea's having the school nurse call her father when she needed an aspirin? The real punch line wasn't that her mother was too busy, but that at schools these days, an adult would no more give a child an unauthorized pain reliever than a vial of crack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO MORE TEACHERS' SILLY RULES | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...Crimson's keys to victory should be to score early and rely on its stellar defense to crack down and keep possession...

Author: By Joseph W. Lind, | Title: M. Soccer Hopes to Roll Into NCAAs With Success | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...these pacific figures, Leigh adds shaking, saddened Cynthia -- and there lies the rub. Blethyn gives Cynthia all the delicacy and poise of a crack baby, at times almost frightening to watch. This portrayal works to a large extent and could probably stand on its own. She is, in truth, still a child who was thrust into playing the adult early on, and Blethyn's small, quavering voice further lends a perfect, little-girl feel to all her quirky little expressions ("I wouldn't know 'im if'e stood up in me soup...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: Leigh Dishes Up Family Ties Without Mallory | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

...facility in Clarksburg that is designed to speed up fingerprint checks and provide automated criminal record-keeping for background checks.The plot was led by Floyd Raymond Looker, the commander of the Mountaineer Militia who has accused federal agents of orchestrating the Oklahoma City bombing as an excuse to crack down on the militia movement. Looker, a real estate developer who made an unsuccessful run at the state legislature in 1994, said his group has members in 37 of West Virginia's 55 counties. He would not say how many members are in the group: "You don't divulge your strength...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombing Plot Foiled | 10/11/1996 | See Source »

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