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Word: flushed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Trumper's sex life is painfully complicated by a medical complaint that might embarrass even Alexander Portnoy. Unable to commit himself to risky surgery, Trumper opts for "the water method"-a sloppy palliative that requires him to drink huge amounts of water before and after intercourse to flush himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Trumper's Complaint | 7/24/1972 | See Source »

...right of profession: just as, in most states, a priest does not have to breach the contract of confession, and a lawyer is protected in discussions with a client accused of a felony, so should a reporter be able to use the guarantee of confidentiality to flush out information which hastens the pursuit of justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Throttling the News | 7/7/1972 | See Source »

Well, no, he isn't. But carnography's adrenal rush, quickened pulse rate, and readying of muscles for action are nearly as effective as pornography's sexual flush in blocking out all other emotional and intellectual reactions. This monotonous, mechanical simplification is why porno and carno are properly held in contempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Carnography | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

...farm, agents seized an arsenal of a dozen rifles, two shotguns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and some 40 fireworks bombs. Police theorize that the bombs, which look and sound like hand grenades, were to be used to flush the Gallos out of their Brooklyn stronghold. Then they would be picked off with gunfire as they fled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Mobs Maneuver | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...with which it is joined in a new Federation of Arab Republics, and is a principal financial angel of the Palestinian guerrilla movement. More than 300 Libyan soldiers are serving with the fedayeen; five of them were killed and 16 wounded when Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in February to flush out the guerrillas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBYA: The Croesus of Crisis | 4/10/1972 | See Source »

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