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Word: peskiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those who harness horsepower, turn a key and roar across the waves. The naval battles between the two types have gone on for years, as sailboats topple in the wakes of motorboats. But this year the most visible -- and audible -- combatant promises to be one of the smallest and peskiest of them all: the "personal watercraft," better known by Kawasaki's trademark Jet Skis. "Everyone I know has had at least one close call," says board sailor Barbara Glunn in Miami. "And it usually happened when one guy tried to beat the antics of another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Trouble In Their Wake | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

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