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Derek Harper hit a three-pointer to squeak New York by Golden State, 90-87. Page...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON DECK | 2/1/1995 | See Source »

Baseball players may be dipping into their considerable savings to squeak through the strike, but the football strikers of 1987 are suddenly cashing in. The National Labor Relations Board decided that 1,300 NFL players should get their share of back pay while they were unlawfully barred from play during that season -- to the tune of $30 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOUCHDOWN | 9/13/1994 | See Source »

Organizers of a grassroots political movement to increase awareness and political involvement among younger Americans say they are trying desperately to "squeak...

Author: By Stephanie P. Wexler, | Title: Lead or Leave Comes to Harvard | 11/12/1993 | See Source »

...until they begin to swim in tandem. Once they are in synch, the animals leap into the air and simultaneously spit out jets of water before plunging back into the pool. The trainers flash huge smiles at their flippered pupils and applaud wildly. The animals also seem delighted and squeak with pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Animals Think? | 3/22/1993 | See Source »

...dolphins have a better attitude toward their schooling than many children. When correct, they squeak excitedly as they race back to the trainer. When wrong, they sag noticeably and look about as depressed as it is possible for these benign creatures to look. Herman notes that they are not above resorting to tricks familiar to every student, such as rushing over to another object after choosing the wrong one, or positioning themselves at some ambiguous midpoint between two choices with the apparent hope that the trainer will say "Right!" On occasion, when wrong, they will take their chagrin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Animals Think? | 3/22/1993 | See Source »

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