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Word: popular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gently but relentlessly, the waves of the Gulf of Mexico pound the powdery white sand of the barrier reef off Texas' coast. The clear green water, and the silt and sand it has deposited over the centuries, created Padre Island, and have made it an increasingly popular vacation paradise. Yet what the waves have given, they are now taking away. Gently but relentlessly, Padre Island seems to be falling into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Texas: Building Castles on the Sand | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...become a popular pastime to say apartheid is immmoral and then do nothing else," Chris Nteta, a member of the African National Congress, told the crowd in front of Memorial Chapel. "You are comrades, comrades in the struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: A Lively Class | 4/14/1979 | See Source »

Some students said they believed that the present system is adequate, but that the less popular Houses should be improved to make them equally attractive...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Students May Help Sort Cards For House Lottery Next Year | 4/13/1979 | See Source »

Alison Dundes '81, a former student of Auspitz's who organized the letter-writing campaign, said yesterday that "Auspitz is one of the most popular instructors in Social Studies, and I can't understand why her colleagues aren't creating a fuss to hang...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Auspitz | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

Clifton said, "I try to keep a good balance [between restricted and unrestricted gifts], but we'll have to struggle this year." Gifts to the endowment are increasingly popular, especially among older alumni, he said...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: College Fund Annual Drive Tops $5 Million Mark Early | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

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