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Word: meddlers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Paltrow may not be able to--or care to--parlay the role of this adorable meddler into a multimillion-dollar picture deal, as Clueless's Alicia Silverstone did. Still, Emma could conceivably vault Paltrow from her current status as bright ingenue to the top of the list of serious young actresses who combine Oscar eclat and box-office clout--a little Streep, a little Sandra Bullock. Anyway, Emma is a showcase part, handsomely played...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: A TOUCH OF CLASS | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

...period in Charles' youth, Earl Mountbatten, Philip's uncle and a tireless meddler in the family's affairs, acted in place of both Charles' parents. After Mountbatten's death came such gurus as South African-born writer Sir Laurens Van der Post. If Diana turned to various therapies, Charles explored exotic lore, became a "green" and an organic gardener. Before long the tabloids had him talking to his carrots at Highgrove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRACTURED FAIRY TALE | 3/11/1996 | See Source »

...yearns only to live again. To amuse the ghosts and court the queen, Beaumarchais stages a Figaro opera-within-the-opera. The intrigues of the Almaviva household have changed little since Mozart's time. Both the count and countess have illegitimate children. Figaro is still the wily meddler, but his affection for practical Susanna remains firm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something New For the Met | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

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