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Word: nosedives (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Andy Janfaza was a hard-nosed digger, not a famous scorer.

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Crimson Stuns Favored Pioneers, 5-2 | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

And when the machine asked the hard-nosed digger to get a goal for him in the Harvard's game against Denver in the semifinal of the NCAA Tournament at the Providence Civic Center Friday, Janfaza, the fourth-line forward, listened.

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Crimson Stuns Favored Pioneers, 5-2 | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

Aside from consistency, Blair's hard-nosed attitude has been his most noticable trait.

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Taking It For Granted | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

Some firms are literally calling in the dogs. Canine detectives, trained to recognize the smell of marijuana and other drugs, have nosed around offshore oil platforms owned by Pennzoil, Mobil and Exxon. Atlanta's Alpha Academy of Dog Training supplies drug-sniffing German shepherds, springer spaniels and golden retrievers to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling the Enemy Within | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

It had been a relaxing evening for Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, 59, and his wife Lisbeth. They had just been to an evening showing of the new Swedish film The Brothers Mozart in a downtown Stockholm cinema and had decided to take a walk afterward. For the slight, hawk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweden Bloody Blow to an Open Society | 3/10/1986 | See Source »

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