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Word: spinnings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Democrats, of course, will take anyone onto the floor for a spin, an open- arms policy that worked better when they were the majority party. In California registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans, but last month for the first time since 1934 they dipped below 50% of the electorate, and the party can ill afford a divisive campaign. In a battle of the network stars, Feinstein shot ahead of Van de Kamp by 19 points with a tough pro-death penalty stance and an early television ad reprising her "I'm-in-charge-here" coolheadedness after the 1978 assassination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sunbelt Mud Slides | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...Spin's internal memorandum, obtained by a sneaky Crimson reporter eager for a byline, was directed at Physics graduate students who "disloyally" teach in the Biology Department...

Author: By William H. Bachman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Physics-Bio Memo War Escalates | 4/10/1990 | See Source »

...coated phalanx of pathetic pre-meds," retorted Spin...

Author: By William H. Bachman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Physics-Bio Memo War Escalates | 4/10/1990 | See Source »

...said Spin...

Author: By William H. Bachman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Physics-Bio Memo War Escalates | 4/10/1990 | See Source »

Professors from both departments offered public apologies. Plasm and Spin issued a joint statement which read: "Hey, after you get tenure, it gets kind of monotonous around here. We were just trying to liven the place...

Author: By William H. Bachman, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Physics-Bio Memo War Escalates | 4/10/1990 | See Source »

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