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Word: propeller (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...discusses the "inner cheese of life." Just as self-consciousness leads Norma to make a joke out of the "energies of life," this whole book concerns Muldoon's discovery that the voice often masks the subject; action similarly disguises reality. Muldoon is aware that "unseen and mysterious forces" propel him. He recognizes that the Light--wisdom or maybe just balance--drawing him beyond the everyday world is as inevitable as the lure of the apple to Adam...

Author: By Diana R. Laing, | Title: Alley-Catting, God Knows Where | 12/11/1976 | See Source »

...time the House's creaky impeachment machinery swung into motion, and in fact, even as its first phase of public hearings ended in 1973, the Senate Watergate Committee had begun to outlive its usefulness. Dash acknowledges that the McCord, Dean and Butterfield testimony was all that was necessary to propel the Watergate investigation into a higher, more far-reaching stage...

Author: By David B. Hilder, | Title: 'Bail to the Chief' | 11/16/1976 | See Source »

...They [the polls] are saying a lot about undecided voters. You and I know black folk just don't like to tell white folk their business," Young said, explaining why black support for Carter, undetected by white pollsters, will propel the Democratic candidate to victory...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: Rep. Young Tells Carter Supporters To Bring Out Vote | 10/23/1976 | See Source »

...Southeast Asia, walking catfish have become a major nuisance in the Sunshine State. They have taken over many lakes and ponds, devouring more desirable species, and when they need more food, they move on -overland. They are often seen "walking" across highways and lawns, using their stubby fins to propel themselves from one pond or canal to another. They have defied all efforts to exterminate them; their northern advance is stopped only by freezing temperatures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The South/environment: Ecological Exotica | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

...begins to turn, Bale hops inside, then makes like a hamster in an exercise wheel. As the cage rises, he runs up the inside to help maintain speed. When it reaches the top, Bale backpedals frantically to slow the whooshing descent, reversing again at the bottom to propel himself around the loop once more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Fall! Fall! Fall! | 4/26/1976 | See Source »

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