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Word: slews (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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They would not describe themselves as disappointed, however. After all, the mixer is almost the only class-wide party for Harvard students until the Senior Soiree almost four years later. It is a one of a kind, an initiation rite, and the capper to a slew of activity that all will remember--some with fondness--as Camp Harvard...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: Is This a Mixer? A Meat Market? And Why Are You Here Anyway? | 9/18/1985 | See Source »

...years ago, a slew of Crimson performers spent time on either Olympic qualifying teams or Olympic teams themselves. Last year, many spent time on a variety of national teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: It's Brains vs. Brawn | 7/16/1985 | See Source »

...sure, Treasury II, also known as President I, is still a sweeping attempt to close a slew of loopholes. Even the infamous three-martini lunch is threatened; businessmen would be able to deduct only $15 per person for lunch, and entertainment expenses like box seats at sporting events would no longer be deductible at all. By eliminating enough deductions, the Treasury can afford to reduce overall tax rates. The top federal income tax bracket would drop from 50% to 35%, with brackets of 25% and 15% for those making less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Addicted to the Loophole Habit: Reagan's tax plan | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

...state. When some 30 federal judicial policemen approached the Bravo house, the police say, shots from inside killed an officer, setting off a half-hour gunfight. Bravo, his < wife and their two sons died in the battle. The police claimed they later seized two pounds of cocaine and a slew of guns and ammunition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deadly Traffic on the Border | 3/18/1985 | See Source »

...members of the North Cambridge Toxic Alert Group, a grassroots organization concerned about hazardous substances in the environment, unleashed a slew of attacks upon ADL's motives and corporate credibility...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: Community, Company Clash Over Nerve Gas Testing | 3/9/1985 | See Source »

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