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Word: pushings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...basketball team without a point guard is like an airplane without a pilot--it's bound to crash. Co-captain Jessica Gelman has been keeping the Harvard women's basketball team in the air all season. The personable 5'8 guard has been a vital force behind Harvard's push towards a second-straight Ivy title and has blossomed into one of the league's premier point guards...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: ATHLETE of the WEEK | 2/14/1997 | See Source »

...said that you've edited out parts of the history in the movie that did not "push across your point." Do you feel you're doing the more ignorant members of your audience a disservice by not giving a complete history of Larry Flynt...

Author: By Rusty C. Silverstein, | Title: Forman Feels Free to Flaunt Freedom | 2/13/1997 | See Source »

...perhaps the most telling characteristic of Kelly's career emerges in her role as captain; often unable to sprint with the team, Kelly stands to the side when the team is chastised, laboring away with push-ups or sit-ups while the other players...

Author: By Bradford E. Miller, | Title: Black Undaunted by Injury-Plagued Career | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

...Madison Square Garden, said that besides being too low, the Hilton offer of $55 a share (or $6.5 billion total) was incompatible with its goals. "There are serious business conflicts in a Sheraton-Hilton combination," said ITT chairman Rand Araskog. The move is part of a strategy designed to push Hilton's offer above $60 a share. "This is not the end of it. Now the real fun begins," says TIME's John Greenwald. "ITT made its expected move, and Hilton will very likely raise its offer." If Hilton's combative CEO Stephen Bollenbach had his way, the takeover would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Just Not Enough | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

...already on the road. Instead, they wanted dealers to allow mechanics to disconnect the devices, which have been linked to the deaths of 36 children and 20 adults since 1992. Fearing lawsuits if someone crashed in a car with an airbag disabled by mechanics, dealers responded with a hard push for switches, which they said would remove their liability by putting the choice in the hands of drivers. Chrysler and GM claim it will take several months to develop and test the new switches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Look, Mom, No Airbag | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

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