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Word: knocks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When we really need a field goal, we really need to be able to knock that thing through," Murphy said. "I feel like our kids definitely have the capability to do that, but ultimately to get over that hump, you have to kick...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crunch Time for Murphy's Team | 9/12/1997 | See Source »

...When we really need a field goal, we really need to be able to knock that thing through," Murphy said. "I feel like our kids definitely have the capability to do that, but ultimately to get over that hump, you have to kick...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crunch Time for Murphy's Team | 9/10/1997 | See Source »

...When we really need a field goal, we really need to be able to knock that thing through," Murphy said. "I feel like our kids definitely have the capability to do that, but ultimately to get over that hump, you have to kick...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crunch Time for Murphy's Team | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

...degrees]F) surface at speeds of millions of miles an hour. If these electrically charged particles happen to slam against Earth's atmosphere, they can imperil astronauts, push satellites out of orbit or fry their circuitry. If they hit the ground, they can turn compass needles topsy-turvy, knock out electrical-power systems and possibly change the planetary climate. No wonder scientists dream of one day being able to predict storms on the sun with all the accuracy of terrestrial weather forecasts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EYES ON THE STORM-TOSSED SUN | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

Just what is index investing? Nothing more than buying all the stocks that make up an index in an effort to replicate in your own portfolio the index's gains or losses. Now some market analysts are finding an insidious side to this seemingly logical procedure. The knock is that index funds are a perpetual investment machine, mindlessly buying the stocks that constitute the index, so as cash rolls in, the index moves higher, without regard for the prices being paid. Critics say the Dow Jones industrial average, which passed 8000 last week, did so well ahead of its rightful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STOP BAD-MOUTHING THE INDEX FUNDS! | 7/28/1997 | See Source »

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