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Word: gnaw (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Automakers ring up near record profits, but imports still gnaw at them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit's Fragile Comeback | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

...Poles. Most of the respondents were deeply dissatisfied with the quality of their Eves: 86% said their purchasing power was insufficient, and 69% found the government unresponsive. An overwhelming 90% blamed "the men in power." By contrast, 86% favored the Gdansk agreements, but 65% expected the government to "gnaw away" at the concessions it granted the unions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Polling the Unhappy Poles | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

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