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Word: rolled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gets going, it really gets going. The wheels clank heavily against the tracks and the cars rattle and shake fiercely. The fainthearted are left wishing they had never hopped on. The real pros, though, ride that baby confidently and wait for just the right moment to jump off and roll, stunt-man style, upon the grassy bend in the neighboring town of Holly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TRAIN HOP TO TRAGEDY | 7/21/1997 | See Source »

...hype seems to be working: moviegoers are flocking in droves to see "Men in Black," and the film seems guaranteed to roll to bona fide blockbuster status. The audences could do worse: "MiB" offers quite a few laughs and a brand of screwball entertainment well off the beaten track of most summer fare. That said, it's not as good as you'd expect from the whoopee that critics are making over it. It's fairly funny--and not much else...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: KING ALIEN BOOTY | 7/11/1997 | See Source »

Fourth, the AMERICAN STATES would agree to allow any and all subjects of the Crown full access to and freedom to exploit any musical styles created by NEGRO REFIDENTS of the American States, including boogie-woogie, blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and difco. Reciprocally, the United Kingdom grants to the Negro refidents of the American states full access to and freedom to exploit musical styles created by the refidents of SCOTLAND, including reels, flings and dirges, in perpetuity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUFTER THE TROOPS! | 7/7/1997 | See Source »

...QUANDARY Babies who sleep on their back or side take longer to learn to roll over than kids who sleep on their stomach. But stomach sleeping can be a problem too: the position is linked with sudden-infant-death syndrome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jul. 7, 1997 | 7/7/1997 | See Source »

...missile components into Pakistan. Then at the end of 1995 came a stunning discovery. Agency satellites spotted a curious-looking facility under construction near the northern Pakistani town of Rawalpindi, just 10 miles from the capital of Islamabad. It had long, narrow buildings with doorways large enough to roll out a rocket the size of the 30-ft. M-11, as well as a test stand nearby, where the solid-fuel engine could be mounted and fired up. The agency concluded that not only was China selling missiles, but it was also helping Pakistan build a factory to manufacture them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SECRET MISSILE DEAL | 6/30/1997 | See Source »

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