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Word: facedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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All through the later decades of the 19th century, the explosive industrialism that was the engine of American wealth pounded fiercely at the workers who kept it running. Factories were foul and dangerous. Twelve-hour workdays were common. Wages were driven mercilessly downward. Depressions periodically rattled the economy, erasing millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conscience 1880-1920 | 10/25/1989 | See Source »

You wouldn't want to be General Manuel Noriega the next time George Bush gets a bead on him. For reasons having more to do with random events and petty frustration than with any rational calculus of relative evil and threat to the nation, the pit-faced Panamanian dictator is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: We Shoot People, Don't We? | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Newly arrived Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson is faced with the challenge of establishing a direction for the college. Some students and administrators believe Radcliffe should seek a greater role in the lives of undergraduates. But it is unclear if that is the most desirable goal.

Author: By Susan E. Owen, | Title: Rethinking Radcliffe's Role | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

This year's Penn game certainly has something to do with it. The Quakers were the 13th-ranked team in the nation before they faced the Crimson on October 1 at Soldiers Field. Penn fell, 2-1. The Quaker field hockey dynasty--it had won three Ivy titles in the...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Two Friends Thinking Field Hockey | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

Mubarak in effect redrafted the plan to take the sharper edges off both sides' objections. The U.S. backed the idea, and the P.L.O. did not torpedo it. While the Palestinian leadership has little faith that the plan will work, it does not want to bear responsibility for a failure. Faced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Waiting for Godot | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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