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Word: priceless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...money is beyond being restored by a pitying greeting form passers by. Sleeping on grates wrapped in a ragged blanket involves the loss of more dignity than is redeemable through "just saying hello." Smith overestimates the power of a greeting if she really believes that it is "priceless" to the poor that she condescends to greet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Homeless Need More Than 'Hello' | 3/22/1990 | See Source »

Passing a destitute person on the street is disturbing and sometimes frightening. But our fear and discomfort is nothing compared to that of the destitute person. Treating homeless people with the basic dignity that all humans deserve is costless to us, and priceless to them...

Author: By Laura E. Smith, | Title: Just Say 'Hello' | 3/21/1990 | See Source »

Israel Sack, father of three sons in the business today, started his dealership in 1905. He found authentic pieces for the Fords and Du Ponts, who became major collectors in the 1920s. In time, their priceless collections were turned over to museums, where exquisite examples of Early American | furniture -- including the nine other Goddard-Townsend desks known to be in existence -- now reside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Glow of a $12 Million Desk | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

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