Word: ironizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That's not hair," we told each other. "Those are very fine iron shavings that result from the unique rusting process of a Leverett House shower drain...
...around the world. During the '30s, before America embraced its role as a major player in world affairs, the shadow of repressive governments spread over much of the planet: Hitler and his Nazis controlled Germany; Italy was fascist; Stalin and his secret police ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist; a small military cabal dominated Japan...
...gather the same force or militancy as that of his 19th century counterpart. Keep a close eye on central Europe, though, and you're bound to see continued politicking and constituency-building towards one Germany. If it comes, the 20th-century reunification will be built not with blood and iron, but with consensus and politics...
...order to dismantle part of Czechoslovakia's portion of the Iron Curtain reflected the new foreign policy that Communist Premier Ladislav Adamec has promised to follow...
Today, of course, healthful skies mask the hole in the ozone layer. But in a suddenly peaceful world where the doors of the Iron Curtain have rusted open, no one should ridicule the simple giving of thanks. Each of us has private reasons for gratitude, since in so many ways 1989 has been a bountiful year. For me, I am sincere in my appreciation for the way the greenhouse effect has allowed Indian summer to stretch on into the college basketball season. Moreover, I consider it a personal blessing that Jackie Mason was canceled, Donald Trump failed in his efforts...