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Word: prone (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...greenhorn typists prone to mistakes, Kemplesays typing up a paper was especially frustrating...

Author: By Mary C. Cardinale, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alumni Share Highlights of Past Harvard-Yale Contests | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

Scenario C: He's extremely hurt, you feel liberated but upset with him for putting this burden on you, and you never talk to him again (somewhat likely but only for the more melodramatically prone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SAYING NO TO LOVE | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

Most athletic injuries reflect the nature of a particular sport. Coaches say runners are more prone to ankle and leg problems, while soccer players often develop knee disorders. Contact sports like football and hockey tend to see the most serious and diverse injuries...

Author: By Chris Pappas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: PLAYING THE SIDELINES | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...things that irritated me are probably not found as much in the upperclass dining halls," she admits. First-years, however, were prone to "stupid immature things like not bussing your own plate," Rodriguez says. "We would find cake in the napkin dispensers...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DINING: BEHIND THE LINES | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...minute, when Collins again broke through and scooted a lead pass to freshman forward Kate Burrage. Sensing imminent danger, DeJong left the net and raced out to intercept the pass in front of the right post. Burrage beat the keeper to the ball but buried the shot into her prone stomach...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tigers Roll Over F. Hockey | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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