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Word: hooks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...total debt U.S. agricultural debt has piled up to $214 billion, more than the combined foreign debt of Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil, she says, arguing that "It is sad that we can let these countries off the hook" while the government sends foreclosure notices to American farms. Kelley, who proposes a three-year moratorium on farm foreclosures, says that next month the government will send out 65,000 foreclosure notices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kathleen Kelley: Farming, Skiing, and Politicking | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

Forget the ballots; Marcos has already made sure they will not be counted. What emerges from the fraud, the violence and the chaos of contradictory "quick counts" on election results is that Marcos is no longer the favored leader of the Philippines and maneuvering to stay in power by hook or by crook. In light of the civil unrest and the near-standstill in vote counting, the situation is on the verge of disaster, not of getting better...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Enough Is Enough | 2/11/1986 | See Source »

...been struggling, averaging just 5.0 points per game, but went wild last night, going four-for-four from the charity stripe and six-for-10 from the floor--including a spectacular, late-first-half sky hook...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Stanford Runs Past Men Cagers; Crimson Comeback Stalls, 78-62 | 12/18/1985 | See Source »

...HYPE, it's a fad, it's a fashion, but every year I fall for it, hook, line and sinker...

Author: By Richard J. Howells, | Title: Trendy Tippling | 12/2/1985 | See Source »

...want to be too fat." Their grace per pound is the amazement. In lateral-movement drills, Perry has to take care not to run over the slower men on either side of him. Humming the mellow song he used to sing to the herd, Bol practices his hook shot with a surprisingly light touch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hurry, Hurry, Step Right Up | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

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