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Word: riche (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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George Bush pocketed a labor endorsement yesterday and said his drive for the White House was "all about creating jobs and opportunity." Underdog Michael Dukakis retorted that Bush's plan to slash the capital gains tax was a treat for the rich "and a trick for the rest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Trade Barbs on Economics | 10/28/1988 | See Source »

ONCE, Herodotus tell us, there was a rich ruler, Croesus, who had just about everything a man could want. One day he asked Solon, the world's wisest man, to tell him who was the happiest man in the world, expecting of course to hear "You, Sire." Instead, Solon mentioned that it is not good policy to eulogize before the end. Even as he was saying this, Croesus' enemies were laying the plans which brought about his eventual fall...

Author: By Bill Tsingos, | Title: Duke's Night in the Sun | 10/25/1988 | See Source »

Harvard should abandon the pretentious and lame distinction between Core courses and the rest of the curriculum. Students deserve more opportunity to explore the rich departmental offerings. Right now, fulfilling requirements is just a chore...

Author: By Steven J.S. Glick, | Title: In-Core-porate Department Courses | 10/25/1988 | See Source »

...YORK--Twelve players, including Jim Clancy and Ernie Whitt of Toronto, Doyle Alexander of the Detroit Tigers, and Rich Gedman of the Boston Red Sox were declared free agents today by arbitrator George Nicolau because of collusion by baseball owners after the 1986 season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Twelve Players Given Free Agency | 10/25/1988 | See Source »

...wealth of political, diplomatic and intelligence detail, as well as a fragrant cache of jet-set gossip. In his prime, the Shah had a special yen for Lufthansa hostesses but also entertained a variety of lovelies flown in from Mme. Claude's in Paris. His other tastes were rich, but, oddly, Iran's leading personage did not eat caviar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Royal Pain | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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