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Word: losing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...remember looking around and I saw that everyone on my team was losing," Vigna says. "It was so depressing: I thought we were going to lose and not go to the NCAA tournament. But luckily we all turned around...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: A Tale of the Intense Machine | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

...like almost all college experiences, the angst had its redeeming qualities: "True we were jealous maniacs and looked at each other's accomplishments as part of a zero-sum game: You win, I lose," Schumer writes. "But it was because of the turmoil we were in that our friendships during that period were so rich and intense...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: The Edge of the Cliffe: | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

...police officer Kevin Davis, a Black, has also filed a complaint with MCAD to be reinstated to a job he lost in April for his alleged repeated sexual harrassment. Davis is one of five officers to lose his job for misconduct in the past six years...

Author: By James Hare, | Title: Cambridge Police Sued for Discrimination | 4/28/1987 | See Source »

...latest HBO concert, Share the Warmth, he offered pungent comments on everything from Iranscam to Lucille Ball ("A 75-year-old woman performing slapstick comedy -- is that funny to you?"), along with hapless autobiographical asides. "I lost my job," he whimpers. "No, wait. I didn't really lose my job. I mean, I know where my job is still. It's just when I go there, there's this new guy doing it." Underneath the shrieks and stammers, a shrewd comic mind is percolating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Ranting, Raving, Doing the Dishes | 4/27/1987 | See Source »

Trebelhorn is not an inflexible headmaster. His normal rules include neckties on team flights, the announcement of which brought a gasp. O.K., he said, "start the year with ten wins in a row, and we'll all lose the ties." When the tenth victory came against Texas, the Brewers unbuttoned their collars and sighed dreamily, "Just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ten Wins and Therefore No Ties | 4/27/1987 | See Source »

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