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Word: set (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pair of losses concludes Harvard's highly successful regular season on a slight downer. The Crimson do not play again until the NCAA Regionals, set to start on May 28. It will learn its seeding next Monday...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Loses Doubleheader to Huskies, 4-2 and 6-1 | 5/12/1999 | See Source »

...addition to the letter yesterday, the students have also set up an information table in the lobby of Gutman Library this week...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dissatisfied Students Respond to GSE Dean With Letter | 5/12/1999 | See Source »

...whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger," Pokemon is unlikely to spur kids to purchase assault weapons. But it has inspired the kind of obsessive acquisitiveness not seen since--well, the Beanie Baby. When Pokemon was introduced in Japan in 1996, the characters immediately captivated the preteen set, particularly young boys. Pokemon creatures such as Pikachu (a yellow catlike mite) and Poliwhirl (a disk with bulging eyes) were soon presiding over a media juggernaut, including an animated TV show and trading cards, and appearing on everything from cell phones to hot-dog packages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pokemon: The Cutest Obsession | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...activities, which is not so easy when it comes to Pokemon. "I play it whenever I can get my hands on it," says eight-year-old Chad Boecke of Kenosha, Wis. Joshua Tunis, also 8, of New York City, would play every waking moment if his parents didn't set a kitchen timer to signal the game's end. Like most fads, Pokemania will undoubtedly fade. But there are no signs of that yet: the Pokemon movie is due out around Thanksgiving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pokemon: The Cutest Obsession | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

Rule 3 Then set strict time limits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Learning to Love Zelda | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

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