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Word: stains (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Justice Department does not. The fact that Allen cannot get along with Haig or run his department well is one thing. It is quite another if he is illegally accepting money. By using the Japanese incident as the reason for a possible Allen departure, Allen's enemies will stain not just his reputation as a political player, but his name, his family and his integrity as well. In light of the Justice Department's conclusions so far, that is something that not even Richard Allen deserves...

Author: By Sandra E. Cavazos, | Title: Allen's Just Desert | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

...learned that a student had committed suicide two weeks before in Stillman infirmary, and that the administration was taking great pains to keep it quiet, I wonder now how many suicides the University has hidden--and why? Is the issue of mental health an embarrassment--do suicide attempts stain fair Harvard's reputation...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: Fewer Illusions Then When They Came | 6/3/1981 | See Source »

...Racial injustice and inequality still stain our national life, and their elimination must remain high on our national priorities," Kennedy said...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Kennedy Calls President Insensitive to Minorities | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

...with rifles moving down the mountainside. "When they are in range, tell them to halt with hands up," the captain ordered. The call echoed over the valley, but the two figures chose to run. The soldiers bowled them over with their G3s. One fell on his back; a red stain appeared on his shirt. Two other guerrillas were also killed that afternoon from the Giron veranda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador: We Are from These People | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

...first day on the job, I shelled out 89 cents for a Super-Saver polyester tie. Damned if I was going to stain a real tie with discount spaghetti sauce. Next, I had to get trained. The manager assigned me to John, high-school dropout and expert on stock-boying. John, however, was reluctant to share his expertise, and I was forced to teach myself tricks such as keeping my thumb out of the way of the razor blade carton opener and making sure that all the cans of toilet bowl disinfectant had their labels facing the customers...

Author: By William F. Hammond, | Title: Folding Cardboard in the Back | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

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