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Word: lightening (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...necessary part of his job. Victor Salupo, author of a book called The B.S. Syndrome, insists that it is the bane of society, damaging everything from personal relationships to politics. "Victor," Oprah blurts out near the end of the hour, "I only want to say one thing to you. Lighten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oprah Winfrey: Lady with a Calling | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

...surprising that at last the Tennesseans went to court. Their aim was to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency to set standards requiring Champion to lighten the color of the mill's effluents. But North Carolina and Champion continued to resist in court and out. The company bused thousands of employees to public hearings on both sides of the border, at which Vice President Oliver Blackwell warned that the cleanup job would be so expensive that Champion would shut down the mill instead, costing thousands of jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Big Stink on the Pigeon | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

...daily life," said the editorial in the Vietnamese Communist Party newspaper Nhan Dan, amid reports that 3 million of Viet Nam's 63.5 million people may be threatened with starvation because of economic mismanagement and poor harvests. Last week Hanoi took a step that may not only lighten the burden on a desperately ailing economy but also make Viet Nam less of a pariah in Southeast Asia. The government announced that by the end of the year it would withdraw 50,000 Vietnamese troops from neighboring Kampuchea as part of a total, phased pullout of 120,000 troops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viet Nam: Ending an Entanglement | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

Take a few bong hits, they'll lighten your touch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: And To All, A Merry Christmas | 12/18/1987 | See Source »

...then, the Crimson was leading, 4-0, and Harvard Coach Mike Getman decided to lighten up the Judges' sentence and pull Kramer for the rest of the game...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Men Booters Rumble Over Brandeis, 8-0 | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

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