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Word: refering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Longfellow's lyrical style makes me refer to him as the Irving Berlin of American poets," says House Guide Paul D. Blandford while conducting a tour...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Longfellow House Will Get $1.6 Million Grant | 7/10/1998 | See Source »

...source of the coke was allegedly the Pagans, who refer to themselves as the One Percenters because they claim to represent an elite--the truly bad. Like the Amish, they wear black and stick to a preferred mode of transportation: Harley-Davidsons. Unlike the Amish, they rely on beatings to keep members in line, and "going to church," a euphemism for their weekly meetings, has nothing to do with godly behavior. In the 1970s and '80s the Pagans racked up charges of murder, extortion and drug dealing, learning discretion the hard way after federal indictments decimated their ranks. Still, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amiss Among The Amish | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...former philosophy professor has set the country on a new course toward greater freedom, respect for the rule of law and "a dialogue of civilizations." He wants an Iran where the people, not just the Shi'ite Muslim mullahs, have their say. Small wonder that friends and foes alike refer to him as Ayatullah Gorbachev...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Iran... ...Vs. New | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...have so far managed to avoid buying a cellular telephone. But the trainshouters are doing me in. I refer to the guys on my commuter train who bellow their intimate business strategies into their cell phones, oblivious to people like me: decent, hardworking folk who may have sleepless infants at home and who look forward to a little nap time. Last week I came up with a way to protect my constitutional Right to Snooze. But first I needed a wireless phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell Phones At 7-11? | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...past two decades, they have learned that certain complex carbohydrates--starchy roots like potatoes and carrots and highly refined foods like white bread, white rice and white pasta--are broken down into simple sugars so rapidly by the body that they can trigger a strong insulin response. Nutritionists refer to such foods as having a high glycemic index...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sugar Busters! | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

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