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Word: returned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Allison saw it, she and the mountain settled some unfinished business. That was that. But hype has a life of its own, and she was rewarded on her return with her country's equivalent of a knighthood, an interview on David Letterman's late-night TV show. She is little, blond and cute, and probably could have carried Letterman on her back to the top of the Statue of Liberty. His questions were gingerly and puzzled. She, as it happened, had never seen Letterman's show, but friends had explained its tribal rituals. No 19th century explorer snacking on pickled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climbing Mount Everest: What It Takes To Reach the Summit | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

Writer of Letitia Baldrige's Complete Guide to Executive Manners, she said that former President John F. Kennedy '40 taught her a lesson in government etiquette. When she brought a gift from a foreign official of a vicuna coat to Kennedy, the president insisted that she return the coat immediately, Baldrige said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Business Panel Debates Ethics | 3/3/1989 | See Source »

...administrator in a Wall Street investment banking firm says, "There will be a higher return because [Harvard has] eliminated the middleman...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Harvard: Making a Profit | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

...Mack's Back: Junior defenseman Scott McCormack returned to the ice for last weekend's games after sitting out seven weeks with a broken collarbone. And in case the spectators at last Friday's St. Lawrence game didn't catch the return of his name to the line-up, McCormack made everyone at Bright aware that he is back...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Icemen Invasion Colors ECAC Crimson | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

...then followed the rest of the sequence (I thought) of printing commands which I had managed to pick out of the guide booklets touted at the Science Center. When I typed in the final command and pressed "return," I hailed the passing computer room aide who was rushing by and asked him if my program was printing...

Author: By Yuko Miyazaki, | Title: Tales of a 4-Time QRR Failure | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

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