Word: disrupter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...purely spontaneous swing back to discretion and suggestion. "Writers and film makers," predicts Arthur Koestler, "will discover again that pubic hair is less poetic than Gretchen's braids." It is possible, too, that a decline in the work ethic or a weakening of demand for material goods may disrupt the foundation of a hedonist civilization-the economy...
...economic growth in order to halt the chemical and bacterial poisoning of air, land and waters. During the 1970s, the nation may also face a chronic shortage of capital to finance its seemingly boundless appetite for roads, airports, schools and many other projects. Continued inflation would disrupt the delicate mechanism through which most of the capital must be generated. Recession would force the U.S. to reallocate its resources to alleviate personal hardships...
statement charged Harvard with attempting to suppress all dissent by "taking a mechanical and legalistic" stand on a demonstration that did no damage and did not "seriously disrupt" University functions...
Even though penalties continued to disrupt the Crimson's momentum throughout the third period. Dartmouth's horrifying offensive in?ptness, even when it had a man advantage preserved Harvard's lead...
...singling out Jewish slumlords, it's just that Gordon happens to be one of the worst. People want to know why we want to disrupt a religious ceremony, but landlords like Gordon have been disrupting people's lives for years." said Ted Paush, a member of the group...