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Word: doggedly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Tipster for holding the line. Things that go "boom" have been much in the news, But Ronnie and Misha took too long to schmooze. Both top bananas get thorns for delay In meeting each other for a moot nuke nay-say. A wide-open range awaits Lucky the dog, In Ronnie's agenda he won't be a cog. To his master we offer the same one-way flight As far west as need be to get out of sight The shine of Raisa put Nancy in shadow, Wowing the press but not cooling bravado. Rhetorical barbs continue...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Christmas Hit List | 12/19/1985 | See Source »

...really want to know why I come to these games?" Groome says, "Because it's a perfect excuse to walk the dog...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Cult of the Icewomen | 12/18/1985 | See Source »

...dog is optional--but ear muffs are a must...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Cult of the Icewomen | 12/18/1985 | See Source »

Much of the original kidvid fare currently on the shelf looks distinctly cut-rate. The Golden Book videos, for instance, utilize an inexpensive process known as Picturemation, in which a camera simply scans the book's illustrations, adding only bits of animation (an eye blinking, a dog's tail wagging). The few live-action productions for children often look and sound like a school play recorded in someone's basement rec room. Several distributors, meanwhile, have merely rounded up cheap off-network TV programming and labeled it children's video. The widely distributed Kids Klassics offer such less than scintillating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Kidvid Cassettes for Christmas | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

Hard on the heels of last month's visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Nancy and Ronald Reagan are now entertaining a King Charles at the White House. A King Charles spaniel, that is. Rex, as he is regally named, should reign longer as First Dog than did his recently deposed predecessor, Lucky, whose 65 lbs. and high spirits got him exiled to the Reagan ranch in California after only a year at the White House. Fully grown at 16 lbs., Rex promises to be more compatible with the diminutive First Lady. Furthermore, he has impeccable conservative papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 16, 1985 | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

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