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Word: foams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only poking a little satiric fun at the whole preppie movement. Everyone should be able to laugh." But not, in Gottlieb's case, on the way to the bank: he has now lost two of the three items his firm produces. The only one left is Silent Vigil foam-rubber wind chimes, introduced two months ago "for those who love the look but hate the sound." Silent Vigil sales to date: 2,000 toneless tintinnabulators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trademarks: Mad Dog on the Run | 6/18/1984 | See Source »

...where a thousand workers produced an estimated 25 tons of cocaine a month. The plant's 13.8 tons of cocaine represented roughly one-fifth of U.S. yearly consumption (estimated street price: $1.2 billion). When the police dumped it into the nearby Yari River, the waters ran white with foam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia: War on the Cocaine Mafia | 5/28/1984 | See Source »

...suites decorated with antique furniture, soft salmon colors and fireplaces. The hotel keeps a record of its customers' preferences. Said a concierge: "We can look at his card and know he was born on June 24, drinks Scotch and water, and wants a feather pillow instead of a foam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Room at the Top | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

Before their discussions of such methods as the condom with foam, the diaphragm, the Pill, and the IUD, the counselors were careful to stress that their group makes no assumptions about the sexual behavior of Harvard students "We're not assuming that everyone here is heterosexual, or that all of you are having sex or that sex includes intercourse," says Orza...

Author: By Melissa I. Weissberg, | Title: Birth Control At Harvard: Spreading The Word | 12/1/1983 | See Source »

...attacked the foamy mountains with water hoses, the square was again clear. Other wildcat job actions and work slowdowns to protest the pay cuts continued, including a week-old nationwide mail strike that has left post offices with tons of undelivered letters piled almost as high as the foam in the Binnenhof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dutch Treat | 11/28/1983 | See Source »

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