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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...living room nursing a beer and a stiff elbow. My friends drank their beers, munched on potato chips and bragged about jobs they had lined up for themselves. I kept quiet, thankful only that I avoided the necessity of serving "egg beaters" by convincing my mother to get some last minute snacks and beer for the game. Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad. The night before, desperate for food, I broke down and gave the "egg beaters" a try. The package was just about right; they almost did taste like real eggs...

Author: By Matt Pinsker, | Title: Back and Better Than Ever | 11/30/1988 | See Source »

Perhaps Mitchell's greatest claim to public fame was his performance last year during the Iran-Contra hearings. In a quiet but nationally televised confrontation with Lt. Col. Oliver North, who had testified with great patrioticfervor, Mitchell looked at the witness and spokeinto the microphone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Maine Democrat, Mitchell, Wins Senate Majority Leader Election | 11/30/1988 | See Source »

Last night against Brown, the Crimson could have taken a snooze cruise for three periods. All the ingredients were there: 1050 quiet fans, a small student section and plenty of empty brown, orange and yellow seats...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: A Bedtime Story With Harvard as Hero | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

...specific accomplishments at Harvard were numerous. However, to highlight his resume would be to risk overshadowing his extraordinary qualities as a human being. His family, his classmates and his multitude of friends will above all remember Tom for his sense of humor, his wonderful company and his quiet grace...

Author: By Bruce D. Corwin, | Title: In Memoriam: Thomas G. Corwin '88 | 11/29/1988 | See Source »

...quiet life of Fran Stephanie Trutt, there seemed to be only one abiding passion: protecting dogs from abuse. The 33-year-old substitute teacher from Queens, N.Y., devoted much of her free time to her canine crusade. She fed neighborhood strays, marched in antivivisection protests and pushed for legislation outlawing cruelty to animals. Her mother told reporters last week, "She was obsessed with animals, particularly dogs, that's the truth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Serious Case of Puppy Love | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

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