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Word: getting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...couldn't even get out of the playoffs in '87. Lost in seven lousy games," the San Francisco fan complained. "Sure we had Jeff Leonard, but a lot of good his big mouth...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: This Year, Someone's Gotta Win | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

...serve to gloss over huge social as well as material inequalities: We're all in this facial thing together, the whole world over. For the first time, a Gillette razor will have the same name worldwide. And worldwide we'll all be happy with "the best a man can get...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Shaving 'Til You Disappear | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

...corporate America and the men who make it work. But maybe they're on to something this time. Maybe Colman Mockler knows something about the importance of shaving that I don't know. Maybe when everyone's face is as smooth as a baby's but we'll all get along and never disagree. Then the Democracy of the Razor will be the only important democracy, since we'll all support the Corporation anyway...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Shaving 'Til You Disappear | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

...Cubs will be the Cubs," the Chicago fan sighed. "Leon Durham couldn't get that grounder. Steve Garvey hit that homer. We lost three straight in San Diego. No pennant. No World Series. Nothing...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: This Year, Someone's Gotta Win | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

...sophomores do not find themselves moving toward one clear direction should just stick to one concentration and not worry about their decision. Still, the expense of a Harvard degree and the relatively short period of college education make some students feel otherwise. Most students do in fact want to get the most for their money and find the area in which they are truly interested...

Author: By James P. Orourke, | Title: Time to Concentrate | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

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