Word: lose
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...members of Congress decided in 1988 and 1991 to hand over authority to a special base-closing commission, they didn't do so because they couldn't resist campaign contributions from wealthy military officers. Instead, they were simply afraid that they would suffer retribution from outraged voters who would lose their jobs or customers if the bases shut down...
Corinne P. Tran, a Student Council officer for HMS, said, "We did lose our privilege for using the Fogg as a place to hold functions...
...Raiders are yet another team which has chosen the New Year to play some of its most consistent hockey. Much like Clarkson, after a dismal start which saw the Red Raiders quickly lose its pre-season national number nine ranking, Colgate has been victorious in four of its last five league games. Its most recent loss came on Monday night in overtime against its traveling partner, Cornell...
...victims, those of us who voted for him and believed he was a good enough, if not perfect, man, prone to temptation but strong enough to lead without disgracing himself or the nation? Our questions may never be fully answered. But if we, as individuals and as a citizenry, lose our reason and dignity in the rush to crush this man, all of us will need to ask for forgiveness...
...seal promising that no dolphins had inadvertently been harmed when the fish was caught? Soon there will be a new faux pas du jour: eating the endangered swordfish. If environmentalists have their way, most restaurants will take the delicacy off their menu, and those that don't will lose customers in the wake of a great swordfish boycott...