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Word: downes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

While about 60 per cent of the seniors in most Houses voted, Koivumaki said Dudley House brought the average down with a 10-per-cent turnout.

Author: By Richard P. Nagel, | Title: McNulty and Owens Win Elections for '80 Marshals | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

"Bitch," he muttered, and the girl ran away. "Like I was saying, one story. I was doing a search and destroy with this guy, on a five-mile perimeter. He was a--well, I didn't like him much. He was from Oklahoma, he was losing teeth, he was one...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

"We're 666," the heavy metal singer announces, "and this if our first gig. Every gig's our first gig (he tries to stare down the crowd)... and we got a song for YOU." Half the crowd is waiting at the bathroom door, the other half splits for the city...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

They have played rock 'n' roll in this bar for years. The interior is black and ripped-up and lined with drainpipes. Songs of war, songs of peace--songs of love, all. Look at the kids pour down the stairs into the cooker. Before the show, they buy cheap wine...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

"Yuh, yuh...Duce! Il Duce!" the student scoffs at them and hurries away down Commonwealth Ave. He hails a cab immediately and climbs in. They head in the other direction, fast. I'll walk.

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: The Color of Their Brains | 12/8/1979 | See Source »

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