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Word: quirks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other factor is a drop in the number of students who apply to more than one Ivy League school, said Al Quirk, dean of admissions and financial aid at Dartmouth...

Author: By Andrew D. Cohen, | Title: Applications Dip in Ivy League | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

...have a feeling that we're seeing the beginning of fewer multiple applications," Quirk said...

Author: By Andrew D. Cohen, | Title: Applications Dip in Ivy League | 2/22/1989 | See Source »

With this explanation, Baker pleads that what could be a flaw in his narration is actually a quirk of memory...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Musings on the Way From Lunch | 2/21/1989 | See Source »

...peculiar Harvard quirk contributing to the problem is our annual schedule, which is quite different from the rest of the civilized world's. Since most other universities begin their second semester in January, many of the spring programs leave before our exams are over...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Doctoroff, | Title: Stay At Home Curriculum | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

...woman sublets an apartment. Because of an architectural quirk, she discovers she can overhear her neighbor's conversations. Since he is a ( psychiatrist, she finds herself eavesdropping, against her will, on the high, mysterious emotions pouring forth from his consulting room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Other Voices, Other Rooms | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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