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Word: poore (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reagan boom, for all its success, has not distributed its benefits evenly. It is a theme Dukakis is stressing more and more in his campaign. "In the past seven years," he declares, "the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and those in the middle -- that's most of us -- have gotten squeezed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are You Better Off? | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...presidencies; it grew especially rapidly through the stagflation of the late 1970s. Bush's economic advisers argue that Reaganite prosperity has increased the inflation- adjusted incomes of all classes at least since the end of the 1982 recession. In other words, while the rich are indeed getting richer, the poor have stopped getting poorer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are You Better Off? | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...Poor passing on the part of the Minutemen and Harvard's aggressive, sloughing defense kept the lead intact, but Brian McIver's tip-in goal pulled UMass to within three goals, 7-4, with just five minutes remaining...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Aquadudes Make Waves, 9-4 | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

...main cause of Harvard's poor start is inexperience. After losing the first four games of the season, Harvard has had to rethink its line-up, relying on the strength of six freshmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women Spikers Tomahawk Host Chiefs | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

...various factors involved are poor teaching abilities, consisting of inability to use the English language, poor communication abilities, and covering difficult topics with a speed that is appropriate only for the abilities of graduate students, if even they would be able to follow some of the presentations that have been delivered in this past week of classes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Math Problems | 10/5/1988 | See Source »

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