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Word: pushes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lead, however, quickly dissolved as Princeton rolled back into the game with a combination of powerful hitting and Harvard miscues. The Crimson managed to push the Tigers to the limit in the first set, but it came up on the short side of the 16-14 score...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: M. Spikers Win One of Three | 2/27/1995 | See Source »

...dustup at Washington's R.F.K. Stadium: he had been invited onstage by his friend, country star Dwight Yoakam, the Dead's warm-up act.) He has also been known to break up the monotony of long flights by unfolding his six-foot frame in the aisle and doing push...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUDGET, MEET THY MAKER | 2/27/1995 | See Source »

...order to win both games, Harvard must continue to push the ball and generate fast-break points from tough defense...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: W. Cagers Seeking Revenge | 2/24/1995 | See Source »

...Viewers push buttons on pistol grips mounted on the armests of their seats; graphics indicate when it's time to vote and what the choices are. During the voting, a running tally appears on-screen. The idea is to push your button of choice not just once--which one would think would be all that was strictly necessary--but as many times and as fast as possible. This is clearly designed to foster an atmosphere of rowdy and cheerful competition, especially as audience members are encouraged to shout at one another. At the screening I attended, Interfilm lackeys in DPMO...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Are We Having Fun Yet? | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...Republican leadership is in no mood to bring up an issue as divisive as gun control now, Newt Gingrich has promised the N.R.A. a chance later this year to repeal the assault-weapon ban that passed the Senate last year by only two votes. If that works, a push to repeal Brady could be next, though the odds of repealing it are far longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A SMALL-BORE SUCCESS | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

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