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Word: shovels (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then, it was on to The Whale--that fish-like structure where only Elis swim. Meanwhile, the invading scuba divers get bogged down in slush knee deep. Hey, does anyone have a shovel...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Can't Wait For a Match-up of the Mediocre | 12/18/1987 | See Source »

Yale police would not comment on the fact that a male Caucasian wearing a Yale hockey jersey, a blue bandanna, and blue sunglasses was driving a steam shovel through downtown New Haven at a fast rate last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $45K Lost in Break-In: Blow Torch, Shovel | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

...break-in was reported two nights ago at the main Building and Grounds maintenance yard. A steam shovel, a blowtorch, and 100,000 square feet of sod were the only items taken as a result of the heist, the first such heist of this scale in recent memory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: $45K Lost in Break-In: Blow Torch, Shovel | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

When asked about the fact that a steam shovel was reportedly digging up the Yale Bowl turf, and a large steel object resembling a central heating unit was being lowered into the resulting hole and the field was being sodded by a single unknown figure wearing a Yale hockey jersey and blue sunglasses. Cozza said, "Wow, he's great. He must be a superman. Where is he? I need him for the defensive line...

Author: By Stu Wexler, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: A Profile of Carm Cozza He Likes It Done Good | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

...many Britons agreed with Independent Television News' Jon Snow, who declared, "The campaign has become Americanized." Labor put on a strong show by adopting staged events, photo opportunities and other techniques refined by Thatcher four years ago. Last week, for example, Kinnock swung a cricket bat, signed a shovel at a muddy construction site and carried a six-year-old girl on his shoulders. For her part, Thatcher viewed an antique-doll collection, climbed aboard an amusement-park ride and sipped a beer at a Scottish brewery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Headed for the Finish Line | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

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