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Word: latches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost two o'clock in the morning, and Brown, who shaved off all his hair and his beard last week because he needed a "fresh start," is stretched out on the carpet in his family's living room, trying to explain the inexplicable: What made Klebold latch on to Harris? "Eric was an incredible individualist," he begins slowly. "Charismatic, an eloquent speaker, well read, the kind of guy who could bulls___ for hours about anything and be witty and brilliant." There was no sign of this erudition on Harris' website, but maybe he was role playing in those days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold: Portrait Of A Deadly Bond | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...called Katz for advice, and we decided I should latch onto the campaign of Bob Smith, the ultra-conservative Senator from New Hampshire, who is such a long shot that he didn't even garner the endorsement of the other ultra-conservative Senator from New Hampshire. While Smith holds absolutely none of the same views I have (except that there should be a fifth branch of the military, "the Space Force"), Katz and I determined that Smith was the only one likely to return my calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Me and Mr. Smith | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...sense of increasing complication. There is also a distinct lack of narrative cohesion. We are never really brought close to the trials and the truth commissions--personal reflections or individual experiences are limited especially in the first few chapters, kept very short and giving us very little to latch on to. This brevity makes it difficult at times to keep reading...

Author: By Jerome L. Martin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Between Getting Even And Getting Human | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...traditions she learned while living with Karl's parents, though she herself is not Jewish. Meanwhile, everyone else in the novel seems just as cold and selfish as Karl, or perhaps just as desperate, and so as readers we are left hanging without a single character we want to latch...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: I'm Changing My Religion | 12/11/1998 | See Source »

...personal ethic is enlightening, but the wunderkind does have a considerable journey ahead if he ever wants to improve his prospects for genuine success. Popularity and adulation will remain elusive unless Lennon can craft a cohesive musical aesthetic and a decent live show. For now, he should latch on to the free publicity ride while searching out a definition to the new Lennon sound, a definition that is only beginning to germinate while too often struggling for a foothold...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lennon: The Next Generation Stinks on Stage | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

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