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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...park bench: "I didn't know Chernenko was this ill. I thought he had asthma or something. I live in a four-room apartment with my husband. We have a dacha and a government car, so I have nothing to complain of about Chernenko. I look forward to a quiet pension with no stresses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviets: I Didn't Know Chernenko Was Ill | 3/25/1985 | See Source »

...captain Barry Bausano, one of the three Harvard wrestlers to make it to the NCAA National Tournament this year exudes a quiet confidence that is typical of successful athletes, and despite facing some of the toughest competition in the nation, he is not unnerved, probably because his opponents usually have more to worry about than he does...

Author: By Danny Kahn, | Title: The Top of Their Class | 3/16/1985 | See Source »

...night, with the overhead lights off, the playing surface slips into green-tinted quiet. The only illumination comes from offices and signs at the corners of the huge room, made larger by the absence of stands...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Out of the Shadows | 3/14/1985 | See Source »

...Lafayette Park, across from the White House. Harkin had 250 white crosses planted to represent the approximate number of farms going out of business each day. "If this President thinks he can preside over the death of the family farm," he said, "it's not going to be a quiet funeral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Push Comes to Shove | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

...good hotels, restaurants, spots to satisfy the demand; a year-round influx of some of the world's wealthiest people creates a fascinating dual economy and culture in the oldest state west of the Appalachians. Mercedes sedans park next to beat-up Chevy trucks; private helicopters swoop down on quiet farmland; expensive restaurants spring up next to Billy's Bar; and Joe Bob the trainer, a plug of Red Man in his cheek and a splash of mud on his boots, rubs elbows with Texas wildcatters and Arabian princes...

Author: By Paul W. Green, | Title: Derby Daze | 3/5/1985 | See Source »

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