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Word: fistfighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tell you. They imply, or may even tell you outright, that nuclear energy is dirty and dangerous. In elementary school, those were fighting words for me, since my father designs nuclear fuel. I viewed any attack on nuclear power as an insult which could be settled only with a fistfight at recess...

Author: By William H. Bachman, | Title: Sun Worshippers | 5/13/1992 | See Source »

...spectator was arrested after a fistfight in the crowd as the gay group marched...

Author: By Kelly T. Yee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Gay Group Marches In Parade | 3/16/1992 | See Source »

...banks of the Smoky Hill River. Davis was illiterate. Ike's best friend was Everett ("Swede") Hazlett, son of an Abilene physician who lived in the affluent part of town. In his exuberance Ike rounded up companions for baseball, football and camping from anyplace. His most famous fistfight was with Wes Merrifield, and according to Ike himself, the fight went more than an hour, ended in a draw when both boys were exhausted. The two got along out of necessity after that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hugh Sidey's America: Why We Still Like Ike | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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