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Word: spinnings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...around the local shopping-center parking lot after hours, creating havoc. "Just tell me if you've ever been down there," my mother urged. "It will be worse if I find out from the security guards or other parents." So I fessed up to that heady, behind-the-wheel spin from rows A to N. It's possible things would have been worse if an independent counsel had forced the truth out of me. But for copping to that escapade willingly, I wasn't allowed to get my learner's permit until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Confession Game: Assuming It's The Truth, | 8/17/1998 | See Source »

...think Clinton is telling the truth, his course is clear: keep telling it. And for those who think Bill Clinton has been lying all along, his choices come down to two: either stick to his denials and bet the farm that Congress won't impeach him for perjury--or spin around, confess all and fall on his knees in hope of landing on his feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ken Starr: Tick, Tock, Tick... ...Talk | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...nation's spin doctor-in-chief will soon be in the hunt for a new job, and a position at Harvard may be among the options White House Press Secretary Michael D. McCurry is now weighing...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: McCurry may be next big name to join Harvard faculty | 8/7/1998 | See Source »

While McCurry may be considering a move toHarvard, he is not in line for the University'stop spin spot...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: McCurry may be next big name to join Harvard faculty | 8/7/1998 | See Source »

...props for showing "the importance of supportive families... and parental involvement in the moral, spiritual, and academic education of their children." But back to the bad shows: The dirty dozen also included "Ally McBeal," (for featuring "penis size, oral sex, and the differences between marital and nonmarital intercourse"); "Spin City" ("condones heterosexual promiscuity and homosexuality"); and "Ellen" (you can figure that one out yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dawson's Polluted Creek | 8/6/1998 | See Source »

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