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Word: cur (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...geographical establishment and the millionaires who ran it, so Cook set out on his own. Before long Peary was slurring Cook with the comment that the Arctic "brings a man face to face with himself . . . If he is a man, the man comes out; and if he is a cur, the cur shows as quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Polar Heroics and Delusions | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

...attorney represent a person he knows is guilty? Can you put a defendant on the stand when you know he's lying? It may be obligatory within cur system," he said...

Author: By Pradeep P. Atluri, | Title: Seven Ethics Scholars Named | 4/9/1988 | See Source »

...This is a writing workshop, you cur...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Rocker Dead in Writing Class | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...visiting two-legged cur with a casual interest was soon made aware that there are 48 million dogs in America, 14 million of which are purebred, the rest of which are indiscriminate with their low-rent rendezvous. Further, the AKC is one of the oldest amateur-sports governing bodies in the U.S., and it oversees about 10,000 dog shows, obedience trials and field trials annually. To boot (now comes the information picked up around the fringe), Ralston Purina is self-described as "the most trusted name in pet foods," while Mighty Dog is "the pure beef brand," though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Philadelphia: Superdogs | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

...landing on Juno Beach with the Canadian 3rd Division. My first contact with the French occurred when I encountered the village cure. He had a sour look, perhaps because a shell had torn a hole in the spire of his 17th century church. "Bonjour, Monsieur le Curé," I greeted him. "Are you happy that we have come?" "Yes," he replied, "but I will be happier when you leave." Memories like this give me mixed emotions when I march with my fellow veteran survivors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 25, 1984 | 6/25/1984 | See Source »

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