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Word: mud (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first light Mercius Pierre rises and leaves the stuffy interior of his mud hut. He opens the door and window that have been shut tight against strangers and the loups-garous, the werewolves that stalk the nights of the superstitious. Pierre's movement stirs up the rats nesting in the thatched roof, as well as his wife Annaise and three young daughters. Annaise lights a fire with a few scarce twigs, then boils coffee with the last drops of water from a gourd and sweetens it with a piece of sugarcane. Her daughter Melina, 6, places the gourd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti In the Land Where Hope Never Grows | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...mud-walled farmhouse three days' ride from the Panjshir Valley, Massoud is asked if he would consider dealing with Najibullah. Amid interruptions from aides bringing intelligence reports scribbled on scraps of paper, the guerrilla chief declares, "There is no possibility of coexistence with the Communists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: Another Dagger Aimed at the Heart | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

Given the predominance of emotion over intellect among the American electorate, such a cerebral defense of the Massachusetts furlough program would probably be a political loss for Dukakis. Indeed, his best response to Bush's below-the-belt attacks is to sling the mud back and ask why Bush "allowed" the furloughed federal prisoner to roam about and terrorize Arizona...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Assault on Furloughs | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

After suffering through five straight shutouts, the Crimson exploded for four goals in a 4-1 drubbing of the Tigers in the mud...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Booters Trap the Tigers, 4-1 | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

Running Backs: Tony Hinz got back on track last week against Cornell, ploughing the mud for 95 yards on 21 carries. He leads the Crimson with 346 yards rushing (4.7 yards per carry). Yohe is still the Crimson's second-leading ground gainer with 78 yards (3.3 yards per carry). Fullback Alex Konovalchik is third (59 yards and a 3.3 yard per carry average...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

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