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Word: silents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people like Dave Semenko, Brown, Ed Hospodar and Chris Nilan are fast becoming dinosaurs in the NHL. The silent majority of fans who want to watch goal-scoring instead of fisticuffs know it. Coaches who knowingly keep a defensive liability on their roster are being burned...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Hockey Goons: Dinosaurs Of The '80s | 12/12/1987 | See Source »

...irony is that the prisoners themselves were not waving the Cuban flag either. In the midst of a torrential downpour last Friday, some 75 Oakdale inmates gathered around an American flag, linked hands and raised their arms above their heads in silent prayer. In the distance, a ragged banner proclaimed FREEDOM OR BLOOD...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Are the Abandoned Ones | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

...their own seasonal tune "2000 Miles" of just a few years ago, because Chrissie Hynde's voice just doesn't work in the slow lounge jazz setting of the song. Likewise, Stevie Nicks gravelly voice will make all but the most diehard fans cringe through her unemotional reading of "Silent Night...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: $ea$on'$ Bleating$ | 12/4/1987 | See Source »

...midst of the political fracas over President Reagan's Supreme Court nominees and the Iran-Contra scandal, a dangerous attack is being mounted on the Constitution's guarantee of free speech and access to information, while much of the national press, The Crimson included, remains silent. At this very moment, two attempts are being made to close offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization with the intention of unconstitutionally silencing the supporters of that organization. This miscarriage of justice must be resisted if Americans wish to maintain their justifiably proud claim to freedom of politicial expression...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The PLO and American Principles | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...results of the survey indicated that the commission recieved at least 170 complaints in a one-year period. Musiker said that many more cases occur without any record because violated people do not have legal support and remain silent...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Gay Rights Bill Nears Approval | 11/24/1987 | See Source »

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