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Word: soured (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...times a serious perversion of the campaign system. The wrath that escapes Carter's lips about racism and hatred when he prays and poses as the epitome of Christian charity leads even his supporters to protest his meanness, a judgment that was hardened last Thursday in the sour press conference where the President sought to dispel that very accusation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: More Than a Candidate | 9/29/1980 | See Source »

...just doesn't deserve it," Carter told aides after the league invited Anderson to its forum. "It's a farce." Campaigning in New Jersey, the President squashed some sour grapes as he tried, with notable lameness, to defend his position. Said he: "I think Anderson is primarily a creation of the press. He's never won a primary, even in his home state. He ran as a Republican, and he's still a Republican. He hasn't had a convention. He doesn't have a party. He and his wife picked his vice presidential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Two for the Show | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

...Sweet (as opposed to sour) Kraut," the "Duck" and "Vaya Con" are Hunt's code names for Gretchen Klapfor, Leslie Voit and Anita Diaz, respectively. All three runners suffered injuries last year but Hunt says they have great potential to boost this year's squad. (In case you didn't figure it out, Diaz' nickname dervies from the Spanish saying "Vaya con Dios", which means "go with God." Hunt says, "If she ever becomes captain, I can tell the whole team, 'Vaya con Diaz' and they'll have a great leader...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Harriers Go Fishing for the Big One... ...As Women Harriers Hunt Big Game | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

...already been sold to Universal for $200,000. Even so, Hoffman maintains that he has not sold out, as some former radicals accuse ex-Yippie Jerry Rubin of doing. Rubin now works as a financial analyst on Wall Street. Said Hoffman: "The idealism of the '60s that went sour, neurosis in the '70s, greed in the '80s-that didn't happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Yippie Comes In from the Damp | 9/15/1980 | See Source »

Unlike many minor leaguers, Alevizos won't be hurting if his baseball fortunes turn sour. Since last summer, he's been licensed to sell real estate--his off-season profession. Of course, he also has his Harvard degree...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: A Summer Job on the Mound | 9/12/1980 | See Source »

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