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Word: kill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though director Jeremy Blumenthal has assembled an excellent cast overall, certain performances are especially appealing. In Shanley's Welcome to the Moon, Marwan Haddad perfectly juxtaposes the roles of an insecure teenager and a man who can't even kill himself successfully, switching from adolescent angst to teary hysteria with ease...

Author: By Adam E. Pachter, | Title: In the Mood | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

Goal of the Week: Last season, the Crimson penalty-killers were known for their aggressiveness, tallying 14 shorthanded goals in 33 games. But until this weekend, Harvard had been sitting back on the penalty kill and concentrating solely on defense...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: "Yes Virginia, There is a Hockey Team" | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...instead of designing increasingly complex weapons to kill, the nation's top scientists can focus on creating ways to improve the environment--making discoveries that can help, instead of injure, humans...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Rebuilding America After Berlin | 12/6/1989 | See Source »

...always say one thing. If a mother can kill her own child, then what is left of the West to be destroyed? It is difficult to explain, but it is just that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with MOTHER Teresa: A Pencil In the Hand Of God | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

...president's movement away from the hard-liners may be eased by recent reports that a police hit squad was responsible for the deaths of antiapartheid activists over the past decade. In one such case, assassins were told by police to kill a lawyer with ANC ties. His widow, also an activist, was stabbed to death a few years later...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Buying Time in South Africa | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

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