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Word: shake (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...however, couldn't shake off a pesky Harvard offense, led by junior (and two-time All-American) Randy Roth. Roth, the tournament MVP, beat Walsh with 2:37 remaining in the contest with a hard slapshot from the left circle to notch the Crimson's first `Pot in five years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Looking Back At 40 Years of the 'Pot, Nine Harvard Trophies | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...says he will not seek a second five-year term. Since he does not have to worry about re-election, he can break crockery, step on toes and generally give the organization the shake-up it so badly needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: United Nations: Challenge for The New Boss | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...Zagreb's cathedral the next evening, were a bleak reminder that peace will not come easily to Yugoslavia after six months of civil war. The federal military was quick to refer to "an unwanted and tragic event," and the Serb- controlled federal government offered requisite apologies. But a shake-up in the top military command solidifying Serb dominance led to fresh worries that the army might not fully support the cease-fire. As the U.N. dispatched observers over the weekend to monitor the fragile peace, the truce appeared to be holding. Said a European diplomat in Zagreb: "Every quiet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yugoslavia: Trying for a Lasting Truce | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

...your foot. But such convenience items are overshadowed by advances in big-ticket technology. Among other things, the latest in '90s high-tech gear promises to give you a full workout in less than five minutes; teach you how to climb a rock face in the rumpus room; shake, rattle and roll your way to * fitness; and even take the hook out of your golf swing at home while facing some of the world's most famous golf courses. In each case, the first instruction for users is simple: carry a big wallet, make a muscle, then hand over weighty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving Your Wallet a Workout | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

Nicknames aside, boxing has made me a new man with a new confidence in myself. After 19 years on this earth, I can finally look someone square in the eye, shake his or her hand and know that I can give him or her a jab! And a right...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Finding Myself in the Ring | 1/10/1992 | See Source »

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