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Word: dunking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when the final blow comes--whether Larry Johnson whiffs on a dunk, or Charlie Ward loses his dribble in the paint, or Ewing's ungracefully aging knees finally give out--I'll store up the memory and trot it out years later, maybe the way Red Sox fans grumble and whisper, with repressed pride, of the Curse...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Bring Back the Lockout! | 2/10/1999 | See Source »

...Altaratz looked aggressive, throwingdown a two-handed dunk off Gellert's dish from thepaint and rejecting Vandiver's shot inside a good10 feet behind the Brown bench. Dexter missed hisonly shot from inside the three-point arc at thebuzzer...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: M. Hoops Beats Up On Yale, Brown | 2/3/1999 | See Source »

CHICAGO Famous for gangsters, Jordan and now what? Oprah can't dunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 25, 1999 | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...different team. Reinsdorf would then probably trade Pippen to another team, like Los Angeles, for some young talent, like Eddie Jones. Good luck. Krause is in more promising negotiations with free agent Brent Barry of the Miami Heat. Barry is a 6-ft. 6-in. white guy who can dunk. Kids in Chicago will probably not want to "be like Brent," but the free-agent market is shrinking quickly, with Jayson Williams re-upping with New Jersey. Meanwhile, Pippen is close to signing with Houston and Longley with Phoenix. Rodman's agent is talking to Los Angeles and Orlando...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Basketball: Splitting Bulls | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

...also over in Washington, where the trial of the president began yesterday. There is no suspense surrounding the trial, whether or not witnesses are called, since everyone assumes that 67 senators will not vote to convict Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. It's a slam dunk for the White House, but in a way this game will have three winners: the president, who will hold onto his office; the Democratic Party, which has stayed or, recently, has become doggedly loyal to him: and the Republicans, who will claim that they were both high-minded in their...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: The Replaceable President | 1/15/1999 | See Source »

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