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Word: fasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mitchell and Drew tried to beat a fast retreat, but construction workers who saw gunsmoke rising from the woods tipped off the police. Two officers chased the boys down as they were heading toward their getaway van. They offered only slight resistance, and the police easily disarmed them of nine guns (another gun was found on the ground). Said Officer Terry McNatt, "They didn't say anything." They stayed silent for the entire drive to the Craighead County sheriff's office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hunter And The Choirboy | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

...maybe, the sexual liberation of society has already proceeded so quickly in other regards--given how fast attitudes have changed with respect to premarital sex and women's sexuality--that many people simply feel they are not yet ready to understand and accept a culture informed by queerness. Perhaps, in time, with the aid of rational and sensitive outreach efforts by the queer community, we will see a radically transformed cultural landscape. Just as the stigma attached to interracial couples is slowly dissipating, gay and lesbian couples will no longer provoke a second glance...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Reading `Clit Notes' | 4/3/1998 | See Source »

Either way, a sign that says "Vulva" does nothing to celebrate queer culture or facilitate its integration. It only serves to remind us that the last episode of "Seinfeld" is fast approaching...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Reading `Clit Notes' | 4/3/1998 | See Source »

Ferrucci next finished off a fast break started by a defensive strip to establish a 3-0 lead. DeVries found him curling off the right post and the team's leading scorer powered a shot through Vermont goal-tender Carl Langfeldt...

Author: By Owen Breck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Lax Snaps Streak, Stomps Vermont 24-6 | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

...surely there was some escape, D. thought, and dialed information as fast as she could...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: The Trial | 4/2/1998 | See Source »

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