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Word: quiets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...screamed, and then became very quiet," Petersen said. "The tragic thing is he felt he had to commit suicide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 3/10/1995 | See Source »

...here, as befits new England, but the quality of the poetry is better," says Brown. In the first two or three months, the slam only drew 25 or 30 people a night. Now, the audience of about 60 each Wednesday night is really supportive; after reciting, the poets get quiet feedback from all corners as they make their way around the room...

Author: By Sarah E. Dryden, | Title: Slammin' Poetry at the Cantab Lounge | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

Working beneath Sanders Theater has posed someproblems for the workers, however. Riley recountsinstances when the $24.5 million project washalted during lectures for "quiet time...

Author: By Jeremy L. Mccarter, | Title: Renovated Mem. Hall Set to Open Next Fall | 3/8/1995 | See Source »

Indeed, Louganis has lived his entire life in a sort of quiet terror. He was adopted by a San Diego bookkeeper and his wife, Peter and Frances Louganis, when he was nine months old. Because his biological father was Samoan, Greg had dark skin that targeted him as a "nigger"; because he was dyslexic and a stutterer, he was often called a "retard." While his mother encouraged him to take dancing classes, his father virtually ignored his "sissy" son. Growing up with all those stigmas would have been pure hell had the nine-year-old boy not discovered diving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEART OF THE DIVER | 3/6/1995 | See Source »

...reap the maximum benefit of the peace and quiet, you should avoid visiting the loft area on Saturdays, during lunch or near closing time. Although the loft never really fills up, it is definitely more enjoyable when the other tables are empty. Obviously, it is most enjoyable--and completely free--if you're a smoker. If you're not up to inhaling, you still can use the tables for chess, at the cost of two dollars an hour...

Author: By Ethan Nasr, | Title: Where There's Smoke... | 3/2/1995 | See Source »

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