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Word: humanize (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Statistics such as these need no further elucidation--they plead for action and reveal costs on a human level that our society can no longer tolerate...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: A Time for Action | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

Likewise, American horror movies like The Fly often include gruesome human mutations, King said. "It's not just a coincidence that this comes out at a time when American are conscious about cancer...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: King Discusses Horror Genre | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

...Satanic Verses still rages, more than a week after Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini first called for the death of its British author Salman Rushdie, promising Paradise to his murderer. This controversy has put to test some of our most valued beliefs, including the sanctity of human life and of our rights to free speech...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Standing by Rights | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

...Rattus norvegicus), which pervades Boston and most American urban areas, is a formidable creature. It has gnawing teeth and jaw muscles that bite with the force of 12 tons per inch -- on a par with a shark. It will eat almost anything, and has been known to attack human babies. Some of the Boston rats have lived their entire lives underground, and no one knows how they will behave when exposed to the cultural opportunities of aboveground Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Rats Are Coming | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...Explains Indian- born writer Mihir Bose: "Every Muslim, whether fundamentalist or liberal, believes the Koran is literally the very word of God, preserved in heaven and transmitted by the angel Gabriel through Muhammad." The Prophet himself, although not considered divine, is revered by Muslims as the model of sinless human perfection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Believers Are Outraged | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

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