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Word: rent (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some, but eventually, it is just one more cheap trick to keep us in our seats. To give the flick a little credit, it never promises to be Citizen Kane, and it provides some good laughs and a feelgood finale. If you want a brain-candy slumber party movie, rent Practical Magic, by all means. Just don't expect it to work any magic...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sleepover Slump: `Magic' Fails to Charm | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Celebrating its 50th year, Wal-Lex is a local institution. In the past year a host of Celtics players have made pilgrimages to this infamous skating haven with families in tow. Although the management does allow personal skates and roller blades into the complex, it is still possible to rent the classic leather skating boot for only 50 cents from unenthusiastic adolescent boys, with deodorizing bottles in tow, behind the counter...

Author: By Emily N. Tabak, | Title: SKATE, RATTLE AND ROLL: | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

Just-A-Start, a non-profit organization which assists low-income Cambridge residents, paid off the $525,000 mortgage held by the building's previous owners and will now receive the tenants' rent checks...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Residents Lobby for Housing Ordinance | 10/21/1998 | See Source »

...many, many students in Hong Kong and elsewhere are just as qualified--and maybe even more so--to be at this school but simply don't have the needed resources. You just don't go abroad to study when your family can't pay the next month's rent...

Author: By Dawn Lee, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

There's no denying that the erosion of privacy complicates life. Consider the precautions called for if you rent a hotel room for an extramarital dalliance: don't arrange the rendezvous by e-mail, don't pay your bill by credit card, and beware of security cameras in the lobby. (Also: if in New York City, don't steal any kisses at the corner of Fifth and 45th, which is globally viewable at www.mte.com/webcam/. But is all this really too much to ask when you're violating one of the Ten Commandments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sin in the Global Village | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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