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Word: lucked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then, just like that, it happened. What? You don't remember? My fifteen minutes. Towards the end of Show 9, as the crew grew restless and the host began to run short on ad libs, all eyes drew to me. But, alas, with my luck, my moment of glory, of course, was bathed in a tub of sarcasm. "And look back there," the host suddenly said, after giving appropriate recognition to his researcher, who sat adjacent to me behind the set. "That's Aaron. He goes to Harvard. At the X Games, we have people from Harvard doing menial, behind...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes Later | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...after we shot some walk-and-talk through the tunnels, during which I was interviewing John about luck and hardship and the resemblance between opal mining and professional gambling (which is very strong), the director Chris Spencer asked John to go at a face with the air hammer. He obligingly did, talking meanwhile about how he hadn't found an opal in weeks. Then he asked me if I'd like to have a go. I took the air hammer and started ripping some sandstone off the wall. And then, suddenly, there was a shrill noise, somewhere between a crunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fella Down a Hole | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...last summer to hang out, be a kid." But after guidance counselors warned her that she had better shape up her resume, Sandoval made a last-minute search for a job, sending off applications to the parks and recreation department, the U.N. and even the sanitation department. No luck so far, but she could always try Rockaway Beach. We checked--there's an opening for a lifeguard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Time For Fun | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...were a parent in Santa Ana, Calif., you wouldn't necessarily dream big dreams for your kids. The town is poor, 91% Hispanic, out of the mainstream. With luck, the kids will get high school diplomas, maybe a couple of years in community college. University? Out of the question. But what if the university wanted your kids and reached out to make sure they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Prep from Day One | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...unforeseen bonus led Dr. Hunter Wessells, a University of Arizona urologist, to join the Melanotan team and help design tests of two groups of sexually dysfunctional men. Most of them also achieved erections after injections of the drug, including one man who had had no luck with Viagra. With Melanotan, he exulted, "the first time was absolutely incredible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tanning Bonus | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

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