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Word: octagon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...will forgive them for whatever they break or spill or forget, if they learn to share because you are sharing, if they don't have to fight for your attention, those skills may serve them better in the adventure that is kindergarten than being able to distinguish the octagon from the hexagon or fuchsia from lilac. The best news about raising a super child is that the secret to doing it is not to try too hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Kids (Really) Need | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...will forgive them for whatever they break or spill or forget, if they learn to share because you are sharing, if they don't have to fight for your attention, those skills may serve them better in the adventure that is kindergarten than being able to distinguish the octagon from the hexagon or fuchsia from lilac. The best news about raising a super child is that the secret to doing it is not to try too hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Kids (Really) Need | 4/22/2001 | See Source »

...downplayed the Communist Party's political agenda, emphasized an environmental-reform package and shown such flexibility with athletic federations that they've agreed to host beach volleyball on the hallowed political ground of Tiananmen Square. "They take every idea on board," says Irene Cheung of international sports-marketing firm Octagon, which Beijing has retained for advice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eyes on the Prize | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

Cool details abound. There's the spiral staircase, the skybridge, a stone hearth for fireside evenings, and the Spiderman-esque fire pole and ladders. But the inn's literal topper is the Eagle's Nest, a glass-enclosed octagon that offers a 360[degree] view of ocean, trees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: A Treetop Fantasy | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

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