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Word: spin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...allow an already weak dollar to fall still further, even though most economists agree it is inevitable, is a dangerous move that will carry a whole new set of economic risks. In the short run, a dollar lacking firm U.S. support could spin out of control; over the longer haul, its eroded purchasing power could reignite inflation. In an interview last week with the Wall Street Journal in which he acknowledged the new policy and sent the dollar plunging to new lows, Baker said, "I don't think we're out of the woods yet. I think markets are still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking The Other Way | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...Vista, Calif., called Clean & Lean, you can get your clothes and your body into shape. The Laundromat-fitness center features exercise bikes, jogging mats and twelve different weight machines along with its washers and dryers. The exercise circuit takes 25 minutes, just enough time to get through the spin cycle. At 75 cents a wash and $3.50 a workout, Owner Greg Trabert insists, business is "fantastic." And no wonder: customers have to come back soon to wash their exercise togs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: Wash & Sweat | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

Webber and Rice also put a unusual--yet believable--spin on the Gospels by adding sexual overtones to Jesus' relationship with Mary Magdalene. In the Leverett production, Costin and Beatty chose not to emphasize the romantic side, which allows the audience to appreciate their interaction without being sidetracked by its unusual perspective...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Cross Examination | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

...onward we spin once more, glory of youth, until one nosecount later we realize that Ginsburg #1 had jumped out in an acid freak at the moonface's first arrival and, now wandering in the evil endless desert all alone, had missed the whole weird entirety...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: On the Road | 11/10/1987 | See Source »

Caring can move forward and backward, spin around, move his right arm, and turn his head. His special effects include sirens, a "laser sound," and the theme from the television police show Hill Street Blues...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Robot Joins Cambridge Police Force | 11/3/1987 | See Source »

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