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Word: disasterous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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It wasn't Chernobyl and it wasn't Three Mile Island, but the accident was bad enough. Though authorities eventually gave the all clear, the full extent of the damage is unknown. But what made it most frightening was the amount of time that passed before anybody seemed to know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

In the town of Tokaimura, none of the 33,900 residents could see the flash or know that radiation was escaping. Nor did they find out soon. Members of the Kawano family, who live in the vicinity, were drawing water from the family well to wash vegetables and brush their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

The next morning, neighborhoods around the plant looked like ghost towns. Train service in and out of the area was halted, and masked police officers in protective gear stopped motorists from entering. The country's leaders went on national TV to admit that they didn't know what was wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

After only three games, he's made his presence known with 39 tackles, five for a loss. He's also had numerous open-field hits that have saved the Crimson from disaster.

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Stairway to Kevin: Luck Be a Linebacker | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

PLEBISCITE, THEN DISASTER

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

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