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Word: spunk (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...really interesting combination of Southern warmth, Northern liberalness, and her own spunk," says Rosenbluth. "She's a real hodgepodge of things...

Author: By Maya E. Fischhoff, | Title: Luck and the World Smile Upon Her | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

...material with his talented delivery. He also does and impressive job with the difficult torch song, "Love on the Rocks (Hurts like the Dickens)." His portrayal of Andatramp is reminiscent of Bette Davis's Margo Channing in All About Eve-- a tough, jaded bitch with a lot of spunk and a warm heart. In addition, he shows off his usual dancing prowess, despite the unusual impediments of a tight corset and long petticoats and skirts...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Pudding Heights | 2/21/1990 | See Source »

NEIL YOUNG: FREEDOM (Reprise). Typical sore-throat vocalizing but unusually acute songwriting from a still ornery spirit. Along with a timely Rockin' in the Free World, two tunes with Linda Ronstadt singing harmony show that he's kept going these 20 years on heart as well as spunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Jan. 8, 1990 | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

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