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Word: potentate (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been half a century since Harvard has met a nationally-prominent opponent in football. Yet, every February, two peculiar and potent basketball teams venture into our 'hood, one night after the other...

Author: By Lev F. Gerlovin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson has plenty to worry about against Penn, 11th ranked Princeton | 2/6/1998 | See Source »

...native language while he is learning English. But no request had sparked a protest as vitriolic as the one in Santa Barbara. The city's move last week served as an early warning for the fate of bilingual teaching throughout the state--and for the rise of a potent political issue nationwide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Habla Espanol | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

Holding back by the blueline was never easy for Storey, but the discipline throughout the two-year learning process translated into a potent game on both sides of the ice. Eventually, equipped with a much-improved defensive game, Storey was able to move forward and display his natural strength...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What's the Storey Morning Glory? | 1/16/1998 | See Source »

...cliche ("I'm not a killer, Maggie, but this place makes me want to kill"). And yet, when Danny's nemesis did something monstrously rotten, the critic was so enraged by the dastardly act that he had to stop himself from spitting his candy at the screen. Extraordinary how potent cheap movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Short Takes: The Boxer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...this movie he is much more somber, more reserved and better composed. He makes it seem as though his predicaments represent business as usual, and in so doing, seems to be having more fun. He has tamed his rampant smirks, paring down their usage so that they become a potent portrayer of cunning and savoir-faire and not simply a crutch...

Author: By Jonathan B. Dinerstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When Bond Flicks Are Formulaic, Everyone Loses | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

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