Word: rippingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DETROIT. Coleman Alexander Young's first speech as mayor was blunt and to the point. Squinting into the bright glare of TV lights in the Henry and Edsel Ford Auditorium, he declared: "I issue an open warning right now to all dope pushers, to all rip-off artists, to all muggers: It's time to leave Detroit. I don't give a damn if they are black or white, or if they wear Super Fly suits or blue uniforms with silver badges: Hit the road...
What is the reason? It is to prevent ourselves as a country from going to rip-roaring inflation...
...Harvard bubble collapsed during a wet and windy winter storm on December 21. High winds caused a rip in one corner of the vinyl-coated nylon, air-supported structure, and within two minutes it was deflated...
...across the country begin to comb the wire-service bulletins and newspapers for the makings of their early programs. Their reach is enormous,* but the product is generally predictable. At its frequent worst, radio news consists of clatters and bleeps strung together by an announcer who has learned to rip and read wire-service copy. Even the morning shows of larger independent stations and network affiliates rarely rise above an intelligent presentation of the moment's headlines...
...Louis, ten-year-olds suit up for karate class. "This will teach you inner discipline," says their teacher. "Gonna teach 'em not to rip me off," murmurs a disciple. "Like A Clockwork Orange...