Word: forget
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forget the speeches last Tuesday, the confetti and that awful, foot-high award that baseball made up just so Bud Selig could have a reason to be onstage. (The Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award? Did someone come up with that during the game?) Forget that apple-pie groundskeeper kid who caught the ball, for which somebody had offered $1 million, and gave it up straightaway. No, instead, look at the details. After McGwire hit the home run (see attached photo of the historic event), it turned into a Little League game. The excited new record holder forgot to touch first...
...didn't hear an apology from Clinton on Aug. 17. He said, I did it, I lied, now let's forget it. He can obfuscate by blaming Starr all he wants, but it only delays the judgment day of Starr's report to the House, when all payments become due. PAUL R. CHAGNON Springfield...
...were Hillary, I would forget about any sort of "trade love for power" deal and jump ship in a heartbeat. ELLA HO North York...
...Russia. The land is going from under our feet; our world is crumbling; and we react only by hoarding salt, sugar and matches. The people berate yet another failed leader and look for a strongman to deliver them. But while we are quick to denounce the leaders, we forget that they cannot be any different from us. Every nation has the leaders it deserves, but I have the uneasy feeling that we have the leaders we want--even if we do not dare admit it. And that is why we are where we are today...
...thing: a sharp melodic hook. The listener, once caught, is reeled in quickly. Renee has a nasal, adventurous soprano that stands out in contrast to the mellow, unobtrusive croons of many of today's best-selling R.-and-B. vocalists. She's a new voice that's hard to forget...