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Word: puree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Current majority leader Tom Foley's anticipated move to Speaker would satisfy the Democrats' need for an ethically pure successor. Squeaky clean and conciliatory, Foley could be to the Democrats what Jerry Ford was to the Republicans after Richard Nixon: a healing, avuncular presence and a guarantee that the congressional leadership would cease to be a staple on the nightly news. Despite some scurrilous efforts to spread rumors about him, Foley seems a shoo-in. "Only the Angel Gabriel could beat him," said one Congressman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Many Will Fall? | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

Allen Bourbeau called it "pure madness." Stauber and his dazed mates leaned against the boards, buried their helmets in the ice and watched the Crimson celebrate. For the Gophers, it was pure sadness...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Some Memorable Dates | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

Recycling has another appeal to companies that use plastic: it is relatively cheap. Second-generation plastic costs 40 cents per lb., about 20 cents less than new, pure plastic. "Recycling is simply a good business opportunity," says Du Pont spokesman Paul Wyche...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Second Life for Styrofoam | 5/22/1989 | See Source »

Aaron is throwing the intricacies of this political conflict into what is simply an expression of free speech. She calls the film a "pure propaganda piece that I'd compare to Leni Riedfenstahl's `Triumph of the Will,'" a 1930's film that attempts to glorify Adolf Hitler...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Raging Against Censorship | 5/12/1989 | See Source »

Jack Levine: Feast of Pure Reason...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What's Happening | 5/10/1989 | See Source »

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