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Word: ran (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that point, only three points of relative interest remained: world Harvard's running game ever get on track, what would the nifty Lock-baum do next, and would Holy Cross show some class as the clock ran...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crusaders Cross Up Gridders; Unholy Attack Renewed, 41-6 | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...nomination ran into heavy opposition withthe revelations of past drug use becauseGinsburg's original supporters, conservatives inthe Administration and the Senate, are also thefiercest rhetorical opponents of illegal drug...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Profs Angry At Ginsburg Withdrawal | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...Danny White too. "White's a weenie! We want Sweeney!" the fans clamored. Tired of decay, they actually preferred the rhinestone Cowboys, led by a small and appealing Doug Flutie- type, Kevin Sweeney. Repaying Tom Landry for a lopsided replacement loss three weeks ago, Philadelphia Coach Buddy Ryan gleefully ran up the score last week, and not everyone in Dallas (not even everyone in the Cowboys locker room) took offense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Formation: Odd Man Out | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...gallery of stark black-and-white shots of real homeless people. The producers wanted to add a public service announcement giving viewers a toll-free number to call for information about the homeless, but CBS executives drew the line at using such a documentary device. (Some local stations ran one, however...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Not Playing It for Laughs | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...Vanities Wolfe's first novel is to make a distinction without too much difference. The ingeniously rigged plot is clearly fictional, but the details of New York City life, high and low, leap from the legman's notebook. The novel first appeared in Rolling Stone four years ago and ran in 27 installments. Since then, Wolfe has thoroughly rewritten it. The crucial change was to make the leading character a Wall Street broker (pre Black Monday) instead of a writer. "Writers are not much affected by scandal," says the author, "but bond salesmen can be ruined." Moreover, the alteration meant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Haves and the Have-Mores THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES by Tom Wolfe; Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 659 pages; $19.95 | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

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