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Word: rosee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stench of sulfur rose from the chimneys, the stench of caustic lyes from the tanneries, and from the slaughterhouses came the stench of congealed blood. People stank of sweat and unwashed clothes; from their mouths came the stench of rotting teeth, from their bellies that of onions, and from their bodies, if they were no longer very young, came the stench of rancid cheese and sour milk and tumorous disease...

Author: By Lisa R. Eskow, | Title: The Sweet Smell of Perfume | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

...trademark may be a soccer ball rather than a football, but nonetheless, Pele, 45, has been tapped to be grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., next New Year's Day. The Brazilian megastar, who led his country's team to World Cup victory three times and scored 1,281 goals in his career before retiring in 1977, follows such past marshals as John Wayne (1973), Gerald Ford (1978) and Lee Iacocca (1985) in kicking off the show. "To me it is like another World Cup," said Pele, who flew to California to accept his latest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 27, 1986 | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

...eleventh-inning exchange that recalled Pete Rose, Carlton Fisk and the 1975 Cincinnati-Boston World Series, Angel Bobby Grich whispered to Old Teammate Don Baylor, "What do you think, Groove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweet and Lingering Joy | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

McCloy began as a poor boy from Philadelphia and rose to head the World Bank. He was a master at bringing consensus out of chaos, sometimes with grim results. The decision not to warn Japan about the atom bomb, for example, was made without a full discussion of the consequences. McCloy, then Assistant Secretary of War, shaped a vague "declaration" to Japan that was agreeable to other U.S. officials but that did nothing to avert the use of the Bomb. Bohlen, a career man in the Foreign Service, was instrumental in getting the views of his lifelong friend and fellow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Hexagon the Wise Men | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

First, this solution would satisfy baseball purists, who demand that Roger Maris' home run record and all other records set in the longer season be denoted with an asterisk. (Would they suggest that Pete Rose's hit record be asterisked because he played in seasons of 162 games while Ty Cobb played in 154-game seasons...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Fall Classic or Winter Carnival | 10/23/1986 | See Source »

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