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Word: hype (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...just a lot of hype," added Gina Balespracci, a spokesman for the Stanford music department. "She planned all along to come to Stanford...

Author: By Jonathan M. Moses, | Title: Bok Warns Stanford Admissions | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...recent years, a host of universities ranging from MIT to Stevens Tech in Hoboken, N.J. have jumped boldly into the computerization race, prompting Orwellian superstition and unrestrained hype over how technology could wipe out higher education as we know it. Harvard, in the meantime, remained quietly on the sidelines, playing the role of spectator in the high-tech race. That is, until...

Author: By Joseph F Kahn, | Title: Comping Computerization | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

Beneath the hype is one of the most exciting sports communities there is. Take advantage...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The Hub and its Heroes | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

...everywhere--gracing rock mag covers (and even GQ)--to proclaim the release of his first solo album to the world. The media barrage comes with the golden-boy territory, but Sting's musical and acting endeavors have, with the exception of the Dune debacle, always justified the hype. Unfortunately, The Dream of the Blue Turtles is less than a revelation. The album certainly is no nightmare, but there's plenty of Sting and not much bite...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: All Sting and No Bite | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

...finest musicians around and to put on a riveting live show. But he better brush up on generating excitement on vinyl while censoring--or at least tempering--his preachy tendencies. As it stands, Sting's new LP does not live up to the promise of his moniker or his hype...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: All Sting and No Bite | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

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