Word: papered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Duff to bed, which was something Wylie liked to do herself, and Taylor read Duff and me a paper he was writing on weak gravity, in a room that was dark except for the yellow glow of a table lamp and the purple glow of the fish tank. He made it funny, choosing neighborhood and household examples for anything technical. "Weak gravity is what keeps your dreams inside your head so they don't go flying out," he said. "It's what keeps Jase and Duff together," he said, smiling sweetly, "so they...
Before this year, I have never seen anyone dare to step out in public with a Baltimore baseball cap. Last year, a lot of fans wore paper bags. Now, wearing the insignia of a bird on your head is hipper than loafers without socks...
Reality: This statement is roughly akin to saying "I wrote a letter to the local paper supporting the right to burn the flag, and what do you know, the Supreme Court did exactly what I asked...
...Council pressed for Harvard Dining Services to stop using styrofoam products because of their negative environmental effects. Harvard Dining Services agreed to stop purchasing styrofoam products, and use biodegradable paper goods instead...
...continues. Since 1980 the percentage of Rondonia covered by virgin forest has dropped from 97% to 80%. Says Jim LaFleur, an agricultural consultant with 13 years' experience working on colonization projects in Rondonia: "When I fly over the state, it's shocking. It's like watching a sheet of paper burn from the inside...