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Word: hooked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Interestingly enough, Krizansky was nailed with an intentional foul, giving Mitchell two foul shots and Harvard possession of the ball, while the refs let Mitchell--who initiated most of the fracas--off the hook...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Is This a Layup Drill or What? | 11/27/1990 | See Source »

...warnings in bold red letters. It can be laser printed to make a boxholder's name appear handwritten, or stamped with an eye-fetching cancellation mark. "My job," explains Ted Kikoler, a Toronto graphic designer who works primarily for U.S. firms, "is to make people read the words, by hook or by crook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Contents Require Immediate Attention | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...postal volume. This year about 41 lbs. of junk mail have been generated for each adult American. Of the pile that reached mailboxes, an estimated 44% landed in trash cans, unopened and unread. Many of the rejects were "prospecting letters," mailings that fish for new clients and often hook only a 2% response -- plenty, by industry standards, to justify the flow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Direct Mail: Read This!!!!!!!! | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...primary goal was always to get him out of power. I don't see what we get out of getting him convicted." Such talk may fuel the rumor among Panamanians that the tapes were intentionally passed to CNN to torpedo the trial and get the government off the hook. State has formally denied the allegation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Second Thought... | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...This is a good folder, but without the lineage it seems shy of an absolutely clear hook...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 11/3/1990 | See Source »

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