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Word: eyeful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...American soil. Said Senator Malcolm Wallop, Republican of Wyoming: "The Soviets were practicing an attack on America." The Pentagon later acknowledged that a Soviet naval vessel aimed a laser beam at two American surveillance aircraft in the area, apparently to disrupt U.S. monitoring efforts. One pilot reportedly suffered temporary eye damage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nuclear Weapons: Too Close For Comfort | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

...three other cars are driving full speed toward each other--it's too late to avoid a collision. Horrific screeches and cries are audible as the vehicles crash head-on, and ignite into a massive cloud of smoke and fire. The Camera then pans back to a bird's-eye view of the carnage...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: Morons and Millions | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--President Reagan, casting a skeptical eye upon moves toward peace in Central America, wants renewed Contra aid as an "insurance policy" against backsliding by Nicaragua, his spokesman says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Makes Pitch for More Contra Aid | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

...just cast a skeptical eye and say, `Watch,''' he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan Makes Pitch for More Contra Aid | 10/8/1987 | See Source »

...season have the smell of used goods. Among veteran performers starring in new series are William Conrad as a wily district attorney in Jake and the Fatman, Paul Sorvino as a police- department p.r. man who returns to the streets in The Oldest Rookie, Jerry Orbach as a private eye in The Law and Harry McGraw, and Dale Robertson as a crime-solving Texas billionaire in J.J. Starbuck. Only Robertson seems to be truly enjoying the work. NBC's Private Eye, created by Anthony Yerkovich (Miami Vice), is hipper but not much better. Star Michael Woods, as a disgraced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Yup, Yup and Away! | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

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