Word: meant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Asked if that meant closing the Iranian Embassy, he replied, "I leave it for your own conclusions...
...most frequently uttered five syllables in Washington these days are "bipartisanship." That tender word is part of the vocabulary of the honeymoon between a new Congress and a new Administration, especially when the pillow talk turns to foreign policy. It is meant to conjure up the happy image of Republicans and Democrats hand in hand at the water's edge. Actually, the word is doubly misleading, both in its evocation of the distant past and in its implications for the near future...
...Professional demands are different; they take most of the fun out of it," says Abdul-Jabbar, who embraced Islam during his second season with the Milwaukee Bucks. His new name meant "generous and powerful servant of Allah." He jilted a girlfriend and wed a woman selected by his mentor, Hamaas Abdul Khaalis. (The marriage ended after nine years and three children.) In 1973 seven members of Khaalis' family were murdered by Black Muslims in a Washington house bought by Kareem. Four years later, Khaalis participated in a siege of Government offices. He is now in a federal penitentiary...
...English-speaking TV viewers, the phrase might have meant anything: "Mayieu kuna. Ijooki inamuk sapukin." So when a recent TV commercial for Nike sneakers featured a traditionally dressed Samburu tribesman in Kenya uttering those words in Maa, the local tongue, an English subtitle was thoughtfully provided: "Just do it," which is the slogan from Nike's current campaign...
...there was something special about that Valentine's Day. It didn't matter that she never knew who gave her the present, or that I never told her how I felt, or that it only cost $3. I was "in love," and I had given Wendy a gift that meant something more than a Mastercard number and a 1-800 phone call...