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Word: midwest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...community whose Oktoberfest parade features a Communist marching band and an elaborate float of pigs strapped to lipstick rockets. But the Harvard student body comes from all over—even from red states. More than 25 percent of the class of 2012 hails from the traditionally more conservative Midwest and South. In fact, Harvard’s world-class reputation enables it to attract people from diverse backgrounds with diverse viewpoints. The problem is that instead of allowing this diversity to promote enriching discussion, everyone just assumes that anyone with any degree of intelligence is ipso facto liberal...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | 10/27/2008 | See Source »

...college. She said her family’s financial situation was “definitely not well-off or stable.”The program’s early application deadline meant a scramble to research as many schools as quickly as possible. “Being from the midwest, I don’t know too much about Ivy League schools,” she said.Now a freshman at Vassar on full scholarship, Ahmed said that Harvard might have been a possibility had it been a partner school.While Harvard’s peer schools, such as Princeton and Yale...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Overlooking QuestBridge Applicants | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...Midwest Hop. Southwest Airlines will begin service between Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and Chicago's Midway Airport in March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel News: Italy Promises Star Ratings for Hotels | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...This man was a member of Democratic Governor’s Association, the Midwest Governor’s Association, the Governor’s Ethanol Coalition, and the Governor’s Biotech Partnership. He refuses to join any groups that don’t have the word “Governor” in their titles...

Author: By Meaghan E Lyons, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Fellowship of the IOP | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Absolutely. They're my homies, as you say here. Nick and I have written a screenplay together. It's a road movie that follows two comic-book geeks, starting out at Comic-Con and then moving to the Midwest, where they get into a craaazy adventure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Simon Pegg | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

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