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Word: sneak (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sure, Harvard needs a president. Sure, the presidency of Harvard is an important job. But as far as we can tell, national security is not at stake. There's no reason for the search committee to sneak around like Manhattan Project scientists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Getting Ridiculous | 2/23/1991 | See Source »

...will then sneak through the mess of players on the right and streak across the middle of the field to haul in a bomb from the receiver, who is also Bud Lite's third-string...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bud Lite Dryrooski | 1/25/1991 | See Source »

Gallows humor, as it has throughout our history, made its comeback. Performer Mark Russell kept his political jokes up-to-the-minute. "Bush said that with the U.N.'s permission the sneak attack on Iraq will begin Jan. 15 . . . Jim Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz met in Geneva. Mr. Aziz brought his family, all his belongings and his resumes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cold Hand of War | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System: Classic, Practical Advice for Exams | 1/16/1991 | See Source »

After its season opener against the Friars at Bright Hockey Center, Harvard will play the rest of its first half of the season on the road. McDonald said that if the team can "sneak in" a few road victories, it will be on home ice for its last four Ivy contests, which should give the team an added boost...

Author: By Liz Resnick, | Title: Icewomen See (Big) Red On Way To Top | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

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