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Word: deviationism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Volcanic dust in the upper atmosphere reflects sunlight away from the earth and lowers temperatures. The cloud released by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia was so dense that it made 1816 in much of the U.S. "the year without a summer." Nothing comparable is likely to happen because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: God I Want To Live! | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

The Kremlin's concern over the fierce new challenge inside Afghanistan was apparent in a policy pronouncement made last week by Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev. Accusing Washington of "hysterics" and of "circulating the lie about the war of the Russians against the Afghan people," Brezhnev reiterated Moscow's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Deeper into the Quagmire | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

The clan is trigenerational. Mother (Frances Chancy) is a widow who was born in Minsk. To her the past is a golden pillar of stability, while the present is a baffling disarray of odd behavior. What mutational deviation of personality can possibly prevent her broodlings from devouring their food when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Sunny Kooks | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

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