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Word: crookes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...first 13 miles were enjoyable, but after that it was just a matter of sticking it out and making it to the finish line by hook or by crook," Larson said. After running through Wellesley, Larson walked off and on for the remainder of the race when his lack of training left him feeling "physically abused...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Miles and Trials of Crimson Marathoners | 4/23/1980 | See Source »

Then his ex-wife marries a small-time Mafia hood who is persuaded by the Justice Department to inform on his colleagues. He is promised a new life and identity in return for his testimony. One night the crook, his bride and Hacklin's children (Heather Bicknell, Andrew Fenwick) are spirited away. The Government not only refuses to tell Hacklin what has become of his children, it blocks his efforts to find them. The conspiracy is expensive and sophisticated; Hacklin is poor and simple. But Caan refuses to heighten this classic confrontation between soulless bureaucracy and the individual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: True Grit | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

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