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Word: hit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Well, maybe not. A couple of weeks ago, I was at a senior bar where, wonder of wonders, there was room to dance. After several of the computerized drum tracks that pass for dance tunes these days, the Village People's 1978 hit "YMCA" erupted over the stereo. And in a burst of 1970s nostalgia, the dance floor exploded with seniors doing the dance we all remembered, forming the letters of the title with our bodies during the chorus...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Party Over, Out of Time | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

...Pete Ciavaglia should have been a Hobey Baker candidate, but we missed him," said Anzalone, a member of the Hobey Baker award selection committee. "He can take a hit, he can take a stick. He's tough player...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Peter Ciavaglia | 5/17/1989 | See Source »

...CHARLES IN CONCERT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET (PBS, May 12, 9 p.m. on most stations). Such Charles classics as Hit the Road Jack and What'd I Say provided the inspiration for Peter Martins' ballet A Fool for You, being presented Live from Lincoln Center...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Choice: May 15, 1989 | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...troops, but he has moved with unexpected astuteness, politically and militarily. A much heralded mujahedin assault on the city of Jalalabad has bogged down in a costly siege. In a battle plan now called a "disaster" by a U.S. official, the guerrillas failed to make the transition from hit-and-run attackers to disciplined militiamen able to plan and carry out complicated offensives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Misplaced Optimism Despite | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

Although only 10-8 lifetime against Boston, he has won four in a row over the Red Sox. In 1988, he beat Boston, 2-0 and 5-0, within a week for his only shutouts of the year. He followed with a three-hit, 8-1 victory in midseason...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twins Top Red Sox, 6-2; Viola Earns First Win | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

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