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Word: discontentedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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For the habit of discontent has been the engine driving their lives. And the only thing left to be discontented about is contentedness. Suddenly Barbara can't stand the way Oliver chews his food. Or his insistence on correcting the details when she tries to tell dinner-party stories. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Marriage to The Bitter End | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

But then Wuer found a more compelling cause in rallying discontented students to demand changes from the Chinese government. It was Wuer who, though wilting from hunger, sat across from Li Peng and chastised him for arriving late to the meeting accorded the protesters. "He talked with Li Peng as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portrait of a Hooligan | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

SHIRLEY VALENTINE. Pauline Collins (Upstairs, Downstairs) brings to Broadway her funny and poignant performance as a discontented housewife breaking free.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Mar. 13, 1989 | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

SHIRLEY VALENTINE. Pauline Collins (Upstairs, Downstairs) brings to Broadway the funny and poignant performance that won her London's version of the Tony as a discontented housewife breaking free.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: Mar. 6, 1989 | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

Such quantities of food, clothing, construction materials and other essentials have been flooding in from distant parts of the Soviet Union that freight trains were backed up on railroads leading into Armenia. But despite the nationwide display of generosity, Armenian suspicions of Moscow still run high. Rumors continue to circulate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Life in a Weary Land | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

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