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Word: eater (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...long monster similar in size to the North American Allosaurus but far leaner and presumably quicker as well; the scientists named it Deltadromeus agilis, or "agile delta runner." A few days later, Sereno came up with an even more spectacular find: the skull of another meat eater whose head, at least, was a shade bigger than that of the 45-ft.-long Tyrannosaurus rex, traditionally considered the largest predator ever to have walked the earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BIG, FAST AND VICIOUS | 5/27/1996 | See Source »

...former Randolph County commissioner and a regular G.O.P. crowd pleaser. He intends to maintain his commercial plugs while running for the state office. Are Democrats properly geared up? Their starting position consists of a six-way primary contest among four women, a lawyer-lobbyist and a prizewinning eater who once downed 38 eggs in 29 seconds. A state Democratic senator offers this money-saving, if radical, strategy: abolish the post of secretary of state and transfer its duties to the lieutenant governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook, Feb. 19, 1996 | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

...could be gazing over a candlelit meal at Loker at the one man on campus who, like me, favors the John Harvard statue to the stacks, patterned boxers to plaid and Ec 10 to Sex. There we would sit, marveling at our common fantasy to be the fire-eater in the circus, and at our shared instinct that we would both play dumb if approached by a mugger--facts that would never have come to light if it had not been for Datamatch. Another success story for the cupids on the council...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Council-Induced Coupling | 2/13/1996 | See Source »

...your eyes by laconic, deft sushi chefs. The menu is in Japanese and English, but I got the feeling that Kotobukiya was designed for people who knew their Japanese food. While most Japanese restuarants provide elaborate descriptions of what kinds of fish they serve for the first-time sushi eater, there is only one bright placard explaining the different kind of sushi, though it is tucked behind the bar and difficult to see. Instead, you'll have to trust your instincts and bring a friend who knows the difference between sashimi and sushi. No Western-style utensils are provided...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Angell, | Title: Kotobukiyay! | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

...more politically correct than the last. In one, a woman has been sexually harrassed; in another, a black man has been fired form his job and cheated out of a large sum of money; in the third an hispanic man has been discriminated against and called a "taco eater...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Are We Having Fun Yet? | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

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