Word: pocketing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this year, lawyers have received special attention. President Bush and Dan Quayle have made lawyer-bashing a central component of their campaigns for reelection. Bush assailed "tasseled loafer-wearing" lawyers in his acceptance speech in Houston. And Quayle has blasted Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton for being "in the pocket of the trial lawyers...
...trouble started when he went out to buy cigarettes at a corner grocery in his hometown of Deerfield Beach, Florida, on Aug. 13, 1990. The store sold them two for a quarter, and Knighton, then 16, had only 20 cents in his pocket. So on the way he stopped to ask a neighbor, Schanell Sorrells, 13, for a nickel. Schanell said she didn't have one. He shouted, "Give it over." She refused...
...pocket-size monkey with a koala-like face, a hint of stripes like a zebra and tufted ears is the latest species to be discovered in the world's largest rain forest. Named after the Brazilian river near which it was spied, the Maues marmoset is the third new monkey to be found in the forest during the last two years. Such revelations underscore the Amazon's biological richness (it is home to more than a quarter of the world's known primate species) and its continuing mystery...
...second half, Harvard played better defense but when it dug down deep into its offensive pocket, the Crimson found nothing but lint...
...persevere with Tony, you are fully recompensed. In short, a good deal - may come across a bit shaky, but I think his mastery of World War Two statistics is a known charmer. Pecker's raring, and there's a three pack in the left-hand pocket. He's roaring, you're going to see the best of him tonight." Meanwhile you rest in the corner, patiently expecting a chance to move in, with your reputation built up to unprecedented heights. It's most definitely an improvement on "Hi, I'm X. Haven't I seen you in class...