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Word: phoned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...classical mass of stone, blinked its brilliance in the sunshine, and the street was lined with flags arranged as a monument to the accomplishments of the United Nations. As I bought a freshly baked scone and handed the merchant the bills, he happily jabbered away on his cellular phone, and I took the moment to think how wonderful and vibrant the city had become...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: A People Abandoned | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...Hillel fielded many, many phone calls from parents worried about being away from their kids on the holidays," said Tova A. Serkin '02, who organized Harvard Hillel's first-year open house yesterday. "I think, in the end, it was a very positive experience...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jewish Holiday, Move In Create Scheduling Conflict | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

Sandel answered his own phone during the reporting of this article...

Author: By Tova A. Serkin, | Title: The Curse of the Bracket: Wading Through the Course Catalog | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...debate raises an even more basic question: Why would we want to enhance memory in the first place? We may imagine that it would make us happier, except that we all know smart, sad people; or richer, except that there are wildly successful people who can't remember their phone number. Perhaps it would help us get better grades, land a better job, but it might also take us down a road we'd prefer not to travel. "You might say yes, it would be wonderful if we could all have better memories," muses Stanford University neuropsychiatrist Dr. Robert Malenka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If We Have It, Do We Use It? | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

DIAL IN STYLE Every year or two the designers at Denmark's Bang & Olufsen set new standards of cool for home electronics. This fall they hope to lure buyers with their new BeoCom 6000 cordless phone. The wedge-shaped handset (in blue, red, green or black) sits on a pyramid-shaped base and has a dialing wheel that makes it easy to scan and store numbers. Is it worth the $475 price? Good question...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Sep. 6, 1999 | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

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