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Word: figuredness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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"Sure, I was worried," Shehabuddin says. "But they were in Lebanon in 1975, so I figured they knew how to handle themselves."

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: A Globetrotter Eyes the Road to Home | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

And at worst, they figured, they could kick back for a few days at Buxeda's grandmother's house in Orlando, Fla.

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: WACKY WAYS TO KILL A WEEK | 6/5/1991 | See Source »

What convinced Scott was an article in Zillions, a consumer report for kids that evaluates everything from peanut butter to video games. The bimonthly magazine (circ. 250,000) is published by the nonprofit Consumers Union, which has been doling out advice to adults in its Consumer Reports for the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Kids Do the Testing | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

Prostitution is legal in some Nevada counties, and Knapp figured he could help the state's economy by bringing it into the mainstream. His ladies of the evening would look more like Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke than street-hardened hookers. To attract investors, he was offering sex coupons, promises of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IDEAS Little House On the Desert | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

Their intent is not to reproduce any particular old-fashioned place. Rather, Duany and Plater-Zyberk have meticulously studied the more-than-skin-deep particulars of traditional towns and cities from Charleston to New Orleans to Georgetown, and of the great prewar suburbs, such as Mariemont, Ohio. They've looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oldfangled New Towns | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

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