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Word: proving (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...game five against the perennially-strong Canadian team, Mleczko notched two assists in the final period to seal a U.S. win, dishing to Elizabeth Brown and Patricia Dunn for scores. The U.S. squeezed out a 7-4 victory over Canada this time, but their northern neighbors would later prove that they were down...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's Golden Girls | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...Guru's theories may prove to be correct. "Hollywood Squares" is set to reappear next season with Whoopi Goldberg in the center square. In addition, "Match Game," "Let's Make a Deal," and a revamped version of "The $25,000 Pyramid" are all set to make a comeback in the coming years...

Author: By Linda A. Yast, | Title: Where Have You Gone Dian Parkinson? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...knowing something "irrelevant" could prove useful in the most unlikely of situations. After all, knowledge is power--and what's more, in the world of game shows, knowledge is directly translatable into cash prizes and valuable merchandise...

Author: By Murad S. Hussain, | Title: Who's the Idiot Now? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...Neither side wanted this," says TIME deputy Washington bureau chief Jef McAllister. To have a chance, the White House will have to prove that Clinton's discussions with Lindsey on Monicagate damage control were vital to official government business -- a tall legal order. And the already sagging White House morale will not be helped by a round of news stories that are eerily reminiscent of Nixon's ultimately fruitless Supreme Court battle to keep the tapes private. On Ken Starr's side, fighting the privilege -- which may soon be extended to a slew of other White House confidants -- could bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Executive Stonewall | 2/25/1998 | See Source »

...Anna Quindlen's third novel, Black and Blue (Random House; 293 pages; $23), the former New York Times columnist has caught the evil essence. If its moment should prove to be right (a long shot, to be sure), the novel is good enough to become to domestic violence what Uncle Tom's Cabin was to slavery--a morally crystallizing act of propaganda that works because it has the ring of truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: On The Run: A heartbreaking tale of domestic violence | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

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