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Word: fasted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always been part of the marketing plan, and you can begin to see the simple genius of it. These are souped-up replicas of real Pontiacs, Fords and Chevys--not open-wheel, Indy-type cars--and nearly everyone in America has a car. Nearly everyone has driven too fast too. At a NASCAR race, you can meet someone who gets paid stupid money to drive too fast. And chances are, he won't cry about his multimillion-dollar contract or go on strike, both of which have turned off fans of other sports. If a NASCAR driver doesn't keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASCAR: Babes, Bordeaux & Billy Bobs | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

Whether you choose to celebrate by packing, Grilling into the wee hours of the dawn, or running as fast as you can away from this scary, scary land, the whole school will join together in a collective sigh of relief. End-of-exams-glee will be shared by the entire community, including and especially the dining hall workers, the custodians and the exam proctors...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, | Title: Community Disappears During Finals | 5/28/1999 | See Source »

Whether you choose to celebrate by packing, Grilling into the wee hours of the dawn, or running as fast as you can away from this scary, scary land, the whole school will join together in a collective sigh of relief. End of exams glee will be shared by the entire community, including and especially the dining hall workers, the custodians and the exam proctors...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Active Voice | 5/28/1999 | See Source »

...scouting report said that all three of them were two-pitch pitchers," Binkowski said. "All of them hit the high 80s or low 90s on the gun, and [Adams and Haren] throw split-fingered fast-balls. [Tucker] has a good overhand curve...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Draws Waves | 5/26/1999 | See Source »

...fast: any explicit instruction in the Ten Commandments would alarm guardians of the church-state wall. And in any case, they would have to be translated into modern educationese: Thou shalt model caring behaviors in interactive relationships with thy peer group. In the public schools, where any kind of commandment might be deemed unduly judgmental, character ed revolves around pillars or building blocks of character--universally accepted values bleached of any sectarian contamination. And they are transmitted by the familiar methods beloved of today's pedagogues: posters and banners, role playing and sharing, multi-culti storytelling and words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Character Goes Back To School | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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