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Word: dunked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...part of our strategy," Doherty said."We feel like we have a slam-dunk case on theemployment discrimination, and we don't want to godown and lead the jury down a diversionary path...

Author: By Victor Chen, | Title: Former Guard Wins Legal Round | 4/5/1995 | See Source »

...Republicans, tax cuts are becoming a kind of deadly virus, threatening to cripple any G.O.P. measure that they infect. Welfare reform--the passion of angry white males--should have been a slam-dunk issue for Republicans. But last week they somehow allowed tax cuts--the passion of their campaign contributors--to get in the way. The Personal Responsibility bill of 1995, approved by the House last week, would save at least $66 billion by the year 2001 by limiting eligibility for welfare to five years in a lifetime and requiring recipients to go back to work after two years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE REBELS WITH COLD FEET | 4/3/1995 | See Source »

...game is almost as fast paced, intense and entertaining as men's hoops. You want a great spin move? Try Michelle Marciniak, the tiny guard for Tennessee who carries a Michael Jordan picture in her sock and goes by the nickname--no kidding--Spinderella. Want to see a dunk? Earlier this season, Smith became the first woman in 14 years to throw one down during a game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BASKETBALL: CALL IT MARCH MAIDNESS | 3/27/1995 | See Source »

...buoyancy has helped carry Wilson into the front rank of potential contenders for the Republican ticket. Finally he has something to sing about. Says political consultant Joseph Cerell, a Democrat: "Wilson pulled off the biggest upset of the '94 election because Kathleen Brown was considered a slam-dunk winner, and that comeback-of-the-year award has raised him to presidential status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUBURBAN EVERYMAN | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

Then it was senior guard James White (14 points) with a three-pointer and a pass to senior center Paul Kubiak (career-high six points) for a crashing alley-oop dunk...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Men's Basketballers Beat Columbia to Bloody Pulp, 93-61 | 3/6/1995 | See Source »

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