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Word: qe2 (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...Philadelphia Bulletin jauntily advertised that in Philadelphia NEARLY EVERYBODY READS THE BULLETIN, when the Washington Star faithfully reflected the "cliff-dwellers" in the nation's capital. Later, attempting to change with the times, but perhaps too late in doing so, proud papers like these became more like the QE2 with its disco sounds and mod settings-up to date but still not able to attract the crowds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newswatch: The Danger of Being in Second Place | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

Gala designer jumpsuits, selling for up to $1,000, bear as little relationship to Rosie's garb as the QE2 to a Liberty ship. They come strapless or backless or off-the-shoulder; camisoled, ruffled and high-necked, or deeply décolleté. At stores like I. Magnin's in San Francisco and Chicago and Bloomingdale's in New York, which has eight departments (including one named In Flight) selling jumpsuitery, they come in soft, billowy silks and satins, polished cotton and gabardine, velvet and crepe de Chine in art deco prints. Head-turning hues include...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Teaching Old Togs New Tricks | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

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