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Word: phoned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Eventually, since this is a romantic imagining, Charlotte makes her way back to Scotland. And the phone rings. A voice says, "Charlotte, you may not remember me... " So the story ends as it should, though with both lovers so battered by the war and their time apart that only the most resolute cynic could cry "Mush alert!" and truly mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Back on the Front Line | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

With the Russians on board, Albright spent the next two weeks keeping half a dozen trains moving in a complex operation of diplomatic logistics. She began each day with a 7 a.m. phone call to U.S. ambassador Christopher Hill, who was paving the way for the peace talks. That was followed by phone calls to nervous European foreign ministers, Ivanov and U.S. Congressmen--all to keep everyone from wavering on air attacks if Milosevic reneges. Albright has learned from past failures that "she has to be on top of each train to make sure they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madeleine Albright: Packing Heat | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

Perhaps the Room's biggest drawing point isconfidentiality--a source of pride for Room 13.Either as an anonymous voice on the other end ofthe phone or as a willing listener in person, thestaff is trained to not reveal any details aboutinteraction with its visitors...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Visit to Room 13: A Friendly Late Night Ear | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

...novel that just out in paperback after spending 60 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List. When Golden incredulously asked his editor what had prompted such an epithet to come from her lips, she responded, "Well, you're walking through a hotel lobby talking on your cell phone about your movie deal...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, | Title: THE BOOK: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

PAUL LEE HAS US WAIT. HE IS JUST FINISHING up business and putting his cell phone to rest for the evening when we arrive at his restaurant. It is our final visit to the Kong, and this time we come as journalists writing an article for The Harvard Crimson. We still get carded...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: THE HONG KONG AN ORAL HISTORY | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

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