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Word: invitee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Herrera, 46, who is rumored to be either in Costa Rica or at a U.S. air base in Panama, has used clandestine radio appeals and fax messages to invite senior military officers to join him in a coup. These colonels are thought to be opposed to Noriega's acceptance of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coup Maker | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

In 1981, when Seoul beat out Nagoya in archrival Japan for the right to stage the 1988 Summer Games, South Koreans looked at the event as a welcome opportunity to throw themselves an elaborate coming-out party. Invite the people of the world, and let them admire the economic miracle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea Breaking into the Big Leagues | 9/12/1988 | See Source »

Telephone companies look with envy at the cable-television business. But they are barred from offering cable service because regulators have feared that the phone companies' financial clout and network of lines would give them an unfair advantage over independent operators who had to install their own wiring. Now that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REGULATION: Stay Tuned for Dial-a-Movie | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

The element of fear is understandable for families that have saved for years to buy a home. Who wants a garbage dump next door? Or wants to invite recovering drug addicts to walk their sidewalks? "Put it in Nancy Reagan's backyard!" was the shrill cry when neighbors demonstrated against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Not In My Backyard, You Don't | 6/27/1988 | See Source »

The motive for many households is not just variety but purity and control over what they eat. Pests must be killed and plants fed, but the ingredients in pesticides and fertilizers often invite images of chemical warfare. Gardeners have grown cautious about what they use to defend against bugs. Jerry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paradise Found: America Returns to the Garden | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

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