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Word: em (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most locals welcome the invasion, which should provide a $10 million boost to the battered economy. "The students are a huge shot in the arm," says Mayor Bob Pinkerton. "We're trying to help them, not hang them." Agrees Tourist Bureau Publicist Dick Bushnell: "Maybe Lauderdale doesn't need 'em...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Spring Break at South Padre | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

...OTHER well-drawn and well-portrayed characters are what make this comedy work, but Gormley also gets mild laughs by throwing in a few don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-'em slight-gags and one-liners also Forsyth. "The language at this school is fookin' atrocious," a student complains to Vic. When a bank taller asks Father Cobb for his identification, he responds with a puzzled look and points to his clerical collar. In the waiting room at the Vatican, there is an Orthodox...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Miracle Worker | 3/27/1987 | See Source »

...right place at the right time,"Bourbeau said. "I'll take 'em, I haven't been ableto get the easy ones recently...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Icemen Defeat Brown, 5-2; RPI Next | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...unclear) against a Soviet retaliatory attack has been perhaps the major factor frustrating plans for a U.S. first strike. Star Wars is destabilizing, therefore, whether or not Reagan or his successors might ever actually launch a pre-emptive strike. It could result in the Soviets adopting--understandably--a "use 'em or lose 'em" mentality...

Author: By Mitchell Berman, | Title: Nukes and Crannies | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...been lost after basketball. Coach Tarkanian helps the players get to that point where they're real with themselves, and then the town generally offers them a living. It's not such a terrible deal." Stars parking cars may not be the jackpot, but they know when to fold 'em...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Making Its Points, the Hard Way | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

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