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Word: prettiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prettiest thing about Meryl in those days was her singing voice. A promising coloratura soprano, she began taking lessons in New York with Voice Coach Estelle Liebling. "The first opera I went to," recalls Meryl, "was Douglas Moore's The Wings of the Dove, with Beverly Sills. It was incredible to see her onstage. Until then, I thought she was just a nice lady who had the lesson before me." One morning Meryl got up, squashed her glasses underfoot, put peroxide and lemon juice on her hair and set out to be "the perfect Seventeen magazine knockout." Boys quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Mother Finds Herself | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...down, and Fred Lynn approaches the plate. Lynn has the prettiest swing in baseball and a grace in centerfield that evokes DiMaggio, at least for those who remember that inspired Yankee Centurion. It's hard to capture the feeling of exaltation a player like Lynn can create, how he can--man versus ball--extend the horizons of human potential, at least during the brief span of a game. Lynn spent most of the year in pursuit of the Triple Crown, and he's a fair bet for the Most Valuable Player award, though it might go to either Ken Singleton...

Author: By Paul A. Attanasio, | Title: Fenway Finale: Finishing With a Whimper | 10/3/1979 | See Source »

After a reign of 75 weeks, Cheryl Tiegs has just been succeeded by Diane Lane as the prettiest face to appear on TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sparkling Youth | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...hours a day. Be careful about walking alone late at night, though. In winter you can "tray" (sled on the Union's meal trays) on Weeks Bridge. In the spring one sophomore sat underneath the bridge every morning to feed the ducks. Just beyond the bridge lies the prettiest of all Harvard campuses--the Business School. You can marvel at the myopia of the B-School students, who look singularly homogeneous with their briefcases and harried faces. They never seem to notice what a delightful place to stroll their campus...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: The Great Escape | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

Near the end of the first half, Sarah Mleczko scored the Crimson's prettiest goal of the game when Seidler fed her the ball from behind goal. Mleczko took the pass and quick-sticked the ball past the unsuspecting Penn goalie...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Quakers Post 9-3 Win Over Laxwomen | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

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