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Word: hit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have some people who are very good in tight areas and they don't get flustered," Harvard Coach Mark Mazzoleni said. "But it's unfortunate that we weren't able to hit the nail on the head tonight...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: B.U. Blasts M. Hockey, 2-1 | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

First the Raiders leave, and now this. The battered civic pride of Los Angeles took yet another hit Tuesday when the American Highway Users Alliance released its list of the 18 worst traffic bottlenecks in the country. The most horrifying place to be stuck during rush hour? The infamous intersection of Interstate 405 and I-10 in Los Angeles, followed by hot spots in Houston, Seattle, Boston and the Washington/Maryland beltway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: City Roads, Take Me Home... Please | 11/23/1999 | See Source »

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION Originally an arcade hit, the Sony PlayStation version lets dancers dance on a giant game pad with the characters onscreen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Boy and His Talking Man-Fish | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...With a hit on its hands, Nintendo decided to animate the game. The show, produced in anime style (see following story), quickly became the top-rated children's TV series in Japan, appealing to both girls and boys. Then came an unpleasant surprise. In December 1997, about 700 children had sudden and simultaneous seizures while watching the show. The specific episode involved a bomb attack on Pikachu and its pals. In a microsecond, animated flashes interacted with frenetically changing colors as Pikachu blinked out its lightning bolts across the screen. Apparently such combinations of light can induce seizures in some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...chances are there's an online profile of you--not the you who has a name, Social Security number and address but a cyber you who reflects your online behaviors and can help marketers target ads especially for you. Already, some of the ads you see when you hit sites like Yahoo or Lycos are there because you are. Other visitors are getting different ads that cater to their online profiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Click and Dagger: Is the Web Spying on You? | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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