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Word: drilling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite the amount of data we receive, though, the ultimate effectiveness of it is determined by the men who must decide whether the Russian words "the target is destroyed" refer to a downed jetliner or are part of a routine drill. And even when the correct decision is made at this level, its accurate interpretation by the political leaders is far from certain...

Author: By Paull E. Hejinian, | Title: Counter Intelligence | 12/10/1986 | See Source »

...just a routine warm-up drill, a three-on-one," Devin explained. "I was coming across the crease to cut down the angle, and as I moved I felt my knee...

Author: By Neil Mooney, | Title: Goalie Tandem Guards the Twines | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...teammates were going through a running drill, when 190 lb. linebacker Gary Henry--unaware that Cox was next in line--unloaded a hard...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Learning to Play With the Boys | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

Groome's first goal of the year sparked the stickwomen, who put on an impressive two-minute drill with time running...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Terriers Bite Stickwomen Early, Hang On | 11/5/1986 | See Source »

...would they do this for us?" wondered Gerhardt Clauss, 61, a former German infantryman who was seeing the tiny north-woods town of Stark, N.H., for the first time since 1946. Clauss, now a prosperous businessman in north Germany, shook his head, surprised by the brass band, the drill team and bagpiper, the signs announcing GERMAN-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP DAY. On the other hand, why had Clauss, four other former prisoners and an assortment of wives, friends and children come all the way to Stark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Hampshire: an Unusual Reunion | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

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