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Word: crawled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bounced up and down, then plunged toward the water. A 50-ft. piece of roadway had broken off and fallen onto the lower deck, carrying him with it. "Janice, we are going to die!" he shouted to his passenger. But something caught the car, and they were able to crawl out the windows to safety. Don Laviletta, riding his motorcycle on the upper deck, described how the roadway bulged and rippled toward him "like bumper cars -- only you could die in this game." The driver of one car, in fact, was killed in the collapse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earthquake | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

...Phoenix Ariz., night spot, the customer held a broken bottle to her throat and forced her to pull into a deserted area. Robbing her of $70, the thug pushed the woman out of her cab and threw her to the ground. When her assailant ordered her to crawl in the dirt, Bolton responded by emptying her pocket semi-auto into him. He died later in a hospital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Guns Save Lives? | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...very old Italian phrase book," an aria. "We've rehearsed it," he reveals, "but it wasn't recorded for the album. Various factions thought it was pushing things a bit far. But opera is one of our secret desires." Unlike British soldiers on a pub crawl, opera fans have been known to throw objects somewhat heftier than chits. But after nearly a decade, the Pogues still dote on stirring things up. The best rock comes right from the firing line, and the very best from bands, like the Pogues, that keep on shooting back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Eight Lads Putting on Airs | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...effects in this anti-sexist, anti-racist song about the confines of human flesh. This theme is continued in "Across This Antheap," a song which criticizes humanity's tribalism with lyrics like "Still segregating 'cause we insects are too proud" and "The stars are laughing at us as we crawl on and on across this antheap." Partridge again performs vocal acrobatics with "Antheap's" frantic beat, and Gregory comes through with a strong edge on the guitar...

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: XTC Makes a Comeback | 3/10/1989 | See Source »

...fighter out there and he'll do anything to win that match. Doug's told us many stories of his childhood in Boston when he used to have to fight with kids to get into the lunchline, and Doug of course was always first served. I've seen him crawl, bite, scratch and do nameless other things just to come out with that `W.' In a nutshell, he's the street fighting kid we need on the team...

Author: By Michael J. Laritgue, | Title: From the Playground to Hemenway Gymnasium | 2/3/1989 | See Source »

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