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Word: pr (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...still hardly believe that I made 1.94 meters with it," Gyorffy said. "I was hoping I could improve my PR [personal record] from Heps when I equaled the collegiate record," Gyorffy said. "I feel without the cramp I could have gotten [the record], but now it will keep me motivated for the outdoor season and make me work even harder...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Junior Gyorffy Jumps to NCAA Title | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...Weinsteins. Ah! But wait... It's more complicated. See, last year, the race boiled down to Saving Private Ryan vs. Shakespeare in Love. Saving Private Ryan was a Dreamworks movie, Shakespeare, of course, a Miramax one. Ryan was the heavily favored juggernaut-but the Weinsteins orchestrated such a monster PR campaign with literally hundreds of trade ads that they planted the seeds in voters minds that maybe Ryan didn't have to win. And so, the old geezers at the Academy got confused (so much information! Their brains can't handle it!). They vote Steven Spielberg as Best Director, Shakespeare...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's in the [K]NOW: a pop culture compendium | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

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