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Word: ran (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last time this happened was in 1972 when Sargent Shriver ran on George McGovern's Democratic ticket against President Richard Nixon. Shriver had never held elected office before...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Questioning Jesse's Credentials | 4/16/1988 | See Source »

Passers-by screamed and ran when the explosion occurred outside the club, which is in one of Naples' busiest areas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bomb Explodes At U.S. Club in Naples | 4/15/1988 | See Source »

...Sports is becoming increasingly tied to politics. A former professional quarterback ran for President. Pretty soon Wayne Gretzky will be tsar of Canada. Oh, he already is. What former baseball hurler is currently a member of the United States Congress? Five points...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: 1988 Sports Cube Baseball Quiz | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

...yesterday, something remarkable happened. The Crimson turned the third quarter into a turning point. Harvard ran off three unanswered goals in the period...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Heeled | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

...Lojeski, who breeds Thoroughbred horses in Pipersville, Pa., was unaware that anything was wrong until her checks suddenly started bouncing. Mystified at first, she eventually realized that the IRS had taken her money as a way to get at her boyfriend, Thomas Treadway. The agency had accused Treadway, who ran a trash-management business, of owing $247,000 in back taxes, and suspected that he was stashing his money in Lojeski's account. Treadway later established that he did not owe the $247,000, but not until four months after the case was settled did Lojeski finally get her money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting A Leash on the IRS | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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