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Word: ninth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Josef Korbel ran a strict household. Routines were sacred, which meant the children were expected to be at dinner--on time. An invitation to the prom in ninth grade sparked a family fight between Albright and her father. At issue was the question of whether she could ride in her date's car. Her father decided she would ride with her date and he would follow...

Author: By William P. Moynahan, | Title: A Bright Future | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...principal reluctantly promoted him to ninth grade, and Ramos--true to his word--did get his act together and did behave...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: From the South Bronx To the Gates of Harvard | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...principal during the summer decided not to send Ramos to special education and promoted him to ninth grade, despite serious misgivings...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: From the South Bronx To the Gates of Harvard | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...ninth grade, Ramos for the first time was successful academically...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: From the South Bronx To the Gates of Harvard | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...surprise I started to do very well in algebra in ninth grade.... Algebra sparked my intellectual interests because I liked solving problems," Ramos says. "My algebra teacher started praising me, and that was a change from other teachers who used to put me down...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl, | Title: From the South Bronx To the Gates of Harvard | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

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