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Word: prey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard's faults, numerous though they may be. It merely leads critics to believe that they, by power of intellect or strength of moral conviction, are superior to those they castigate. In their open attack on the University's backward-thinking leadership, the authors of How Harvard Rules fall prey to the very belief they should seek to dispel: the myth that Harvard ought to represent the best...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Telling Tales of a University Not So Liberal | 2/9/1990 | See Source »

...missiles are heat seekers. Air Force One must also be protected against radar-directed air-to-air missiles, like the French-built R-530s that Colombian air force jets are known to carry. These rockets spot their prey with radar beams and follow the echoes toward the target. One way to divert a missile flying along a radar beam is to fire off a burst of metallic chaff particles. They cause the missile's radar guidance system to go haywire amid a blizzard of electronic gibberish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Could They Hit Air Force One? | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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