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Word: rip (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...going to war in the Balkans. Maybe not this month, maybe not this year, but soon enough we will be fighting there. Like the Vietnam conflict it so closely resembles, this war will sap our nation's energy and divert our attention from our domestic problems. It may rip...

Author: By Jacques E.C. Hymans, | Title: Clinton's Fatal Balkan Trap | 4/26/1993 | See Source »

However, Wasinger denied that AALARM members removed BGLSA or other gay rights signs. "Unlike some members of the BGLSA, AALARM whole-heartedly embraces the first amendment and we would never rip down their posters or any other posters...

Author: By Steven A. Engel, | Title: AALARM Posters Create Stir | 4/17/1993 | See Source »

...Chicago advertising executive until he was laid off in 1989. Now he temps for $10 an hour in a community job-training program. Says the 56-year-old Joseph: "I was used to working in the corporate environment and giving my total loyalty to the company. I feel like Rip van Winkle. You wake up and the world is all changed. The message from industry is, 'We don't want your loyalty. We want your work.' What happened to the dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disposable Workers | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

...nuance would be wasted on Winthrop. The house cronies want rip-roaring entertainment, and they get it. All other distractions pale by comparison to the audience, who aren't watching the play so much as watching their friends act. Winthrop Drama Society's Burn This is well-acted, amusing, and interesting. But you will need all your powers of concentration to keep your mind off the audience's play-without-a-play...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Burn This Sets Winthrop Aflame | 3/25/1993 | See Source »

...RIP for now--but wait until 1992 Rookie of the Year Rick Hielscher's senior season. Someday, Carill and his troops will return...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: The Bell Finally Tolls For the Tigers | 3/11/1993 | See Source »

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