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Word: scarely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tight my fingers were numb." His knee and shoulder were injured during the mission. Goodman was taken to a six-story military compound in Damascus and locked in a dank basement room, where he endured threats, occasional beatings ("They weren't trying to hurt me, just trying to scare me") and shrill interrogations. His answers, he said, were "very vague...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Officer and a Gentleman Comes Home: Lieut. Robert O. Goodman | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...Dead Zone has grossed $20 million since its late October release, while Christine has raked in a more modest $10 million). King's deftly spun tales of vampires, haunted hotels and psychically advanced humans have brought a measure of class and complexity to a genre domiated by crass scare films like Friday the 13th. "King creates youthful protagonists who are very much in tune with what's going on in the contemporary world of adolescents," says De Palma. "In books, he is the new Disney." Adds Christine Producer Kobritz (who also produced the TV movie of 'Salem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Giving Hollywood the Chills | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

...free. Last month "he snatched me from in front of the house. He tried to strangle me with some rope," she says, adding that police are unwilling or unable to help. But, bristles Carter, "I am not dropping the charges. I am not going to let him scare me like that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: The Witness as Target | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

...opponents of the referendum say the city would be biased in favor of its own offer, especially in light of the $250,000 cost of filing a bid. Also, they say, a municipal bid would scare away prospective private companies...

Author: By Catherine L. Schmidt, | Title: City Cable Referendum Defeated After Recount | 12/2/1983 | See Source »

...Oscar-time horror show. Pryor starts out showboating: "They say, 'You goin' to hell.' I say, 'I been there. Had so much fun they kicked me out.' " But by the end he is supine on the stage, simulating death throes so graphically it could scare any street kid straight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Chapter Three | 11/28/1983 | See Source »

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