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Word: rare (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wolfe's choice of characters holds no surprises--although, to be fair, it is rare for any bestselling author to make these people his topic--for the reader, his execution is superb. Wolfe's journalistic style translates exceptionally well to the novelistic form. The story itself is punctuated with staccato syllables and stream of consciousness musings. Wolfe communicates with the reader on a sensory level that subsumes traditional language. The chapter called "The King of the Jungle," begins with this onomonopaeic passage...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Crying Wolfe | 2/13/1988 | See Source »

...Lind--who eats and writes righthanded--was to play back home in Canada, her talent wouldn't be so rare; righthanded Canadians are taught to shoot left...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: In Athletics, South Paws Don't Feel Left Out | 2/13/1988 | See Source »

...wonderful to be a rare commodity," Lind added. "Coach [John Dooley] was psyched when...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: In Athletics, South Paws Don't Feel Left Out | 2/13/1988 | See Source »

While a line item veto may work on the state level, it is highly unlikely that a president would ever get to use it on the federal level. Constitutional amendments are extremely rare, and there is far from a consensus in support of the item veto...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: An Appropriate Veto | 2/9/1988 | See Source »

...France Soir, considers him no less than a "messiah." The fashion industry last week honored him for the second time with its most prestigious prize, the Golden Thimble. Since he opened his own couture house a year ago, his ideas have become the most visible in the field, a rare combination of wit, frivolity and knowing thefts from both past designers and the great ages in clothing history. Lacroix is the man whose designs might sport a rude cabbage rose, perhaps on the derriere. He is the one who put middle-aged women into bubble shapes or bustles, often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Voila! It's Fun a Lacroix | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

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