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Word: jumped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...school committee member, says she supports Graham for her experience. "I don't want to make a negative comment on Al Thompson," she says, but adds that he "has no elected experience that I know of." Cooper adds, "I'm having a hard time seeing how he could jump in [the race] without that experience...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Thompson Pledges Accessibilty | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...could jump to the Atlanta Convention: the Vice President makes the point that you in some ways really started this negative back and forth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Michael Dukakis | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...AMBASSADOR. William Walker, 53, had been ambassador to El Salvador only a few weeks when he decided to throw himself into his new job -- literally. Though he had no previous experience as a parachutist, the gung- ho diplomat recklessly accepted U.S. military trainers' assurances that a 10,000-ft. jump out of a C-130 would be a lot of fun. The Ambassador is now recuperating from multiple fractures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grapevine: Oct. 31, 1988 | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...airline even promised that a plane would take off with only one passenger on board, a promise it has kept five times. The service grew to 60 flights a day, 3 million passengers a year. So many people were commuting between the three cities that Pan Am decided to jump into the market two years ago, offering coffee, rubbery bagels, seat phones and boat service connecting a swank art deco terminal to Wall Street. This prompted Eastern to counter with some apple juice of its own. Though Eastern's market share dropped from roughly 80% to 58%, it remained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Donald Trumps the Shuttle | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

Rockport is a wealthy little town, with a thick stretch of boutiques and pedestrian walks; from the train-yard to the tourist promenade, Coke machine prices jump 25 percent. I asked about the ferry at the Sandy Bay Yacht Club--Mr. Cameron would be coming back from the island about one but wasn't sure if he was going to make another trip...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Saving Beacons of History | 10/20/1988 | See Source »

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