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Word: roams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Together they set out to find the perpetrator of her rape, staying out past curfew, midnight, in hopes of shooting the military official. Vera and Torre must hide in bushes from the armored patrol cars that roam the streets with a license to kill anything that moves, and in the process they revive their relationship of years before. They also discuss the inner conflicts--Torre torn between her aristocratic heritage and her love for her people, and Vera confused between his distance from Chile and his desire to help...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Donoso's Vague Chile | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

...actors roam about fully engaged. He calls this innovation "theater in the maze" as the actors move from spot to spot...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: The Word is Absurd | 5/4/1988 | See Source »

...care revealed that an electronic trespasser was trying to use the lab's machines without providing a billing address. Suspecting the intruder might be a student prankster from the nearby University of California campus, Stoll launched a novel experiment. Instead of shutting out the interloper, he allowed him to roam at will through the system while carefully recording his every keystroke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: A Bold Raid on Computer Security | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

Among the agents who roam the communal dressing room, talk of Cooper is couched in terms of awe. "He's a saint. The world will never know how many big names owe everything to him," says Bobby Robinson, a producer who has prowled the performers' room for 30 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amateur Night In New York: Triumph and Terror at the Apollo | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...Neiman-Marcus will spend $20 million this year to improve its gift-wrapping and other customer-service operations. Castner Knott, a Nashville-based chain, has deployed "sales specialists," who are trained to be familiar with the merchandise in large areas of a store rather than just small sections. They roam the departments looking for customers who need help. Caught in one of the worst competitive crunches in their history, at least some department stores seem to be rediscovering a time-honored truth: treat people well, and chances are they will come back for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Holds Barred: Retailers Battling for Profits | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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