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Word: robbing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...illegal immigrants in jobs around the country often misrepresent and oversell the type of work available. When workers return and can't pay off their immigration debt, the gangsters (or "snakeheads") offer them a deal. The illegals describe their ex-employers' operation and return with shotguns and masks to rob the place with members of the gang. The debt is then canceled. "Local police are usually stumped, but we know exactly what happens," says Ong. "It has become a nationwide problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slaves Of New York | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...Especially if he's just signed a $25 million contract (Rob) or a $15 million deal (Brad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HIGHLIGHTS | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...Dennis Green and Wade Phillips are to be believed, in the next few weeks they'll bench Randall Cunningham and Doug Flutie, combined record 8-0, in favor of Brad and Rob Johnson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HIGHLIGHTS | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...Brad and Rob aren't related, but they have at least one thing in common: They're likely to be booed the minute they step back on the field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HIGHLIGHTS | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...Archie's bigoted language b) Archie's treatment of women c) Archie's loud toilet flushing d) Rob Reiner's facial hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 26, 1998 | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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