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Word: sneaking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Davey would spend his evenings falling asleep by the fire with his family, I'd sneak a look at reruns of Three's Company before bed. And could he pray! His prayers were the very things God wanted to hear. I was never that precocious or cute. Damn...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Sinner in the Hands of A Haunting TV Show | 2/20/1992 | 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 Advice for Exams | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

...pretty fair imitation of Scrooge. In congressional testimony last week, the Fed chief gave his gloomiest ever assessment of the economy, warning that consumers and businesses are so top- heavy with debt that a recovery is nowhere in sight. And any attempt by Congress or the White House to sneak through a quick-fix tax cut, he added, could widen the budget deficit and further harm the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interest Rates: From Scrooge To Santa | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

...Hoosiers tallied once more with eight minutes remaining off a free kick. Todd Yeagley's blast had so much side spin on it that it managed to sneak past Reilly into the right side...

Author: By Peter I. Rosenthal, | Title: M. Booters Lose, 4-0, To Indiana | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

...might claim that unlike the rest of the country, they are really exciting. I don't think there's much to this. Most Harvard students have lots of opportunities to take small seminars which are really exciting, but most choose to take really large lecture classes where they can sneak in a nap or two every now and then...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yes, I'm Bored. And I Like It. | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

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