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Word: stared (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reacted with surprise when one morning my roommate looked up from an article on Rudenstine's agenda and fixed his stare...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: A Real Problem for Jerry | 3/7/1992 | See Source »

...Poop." This gross but hilarious exhibit explains the not-so pleasant bodily functions of burping, diarrhea and passing gas. The model toilet--complete with (you guessed it) imitation poop--is a definite favorite. Somehow, even though kids and adults alike find it repulsive, they make repeated trips to stare into the porcelain bowl...

Author: By Kelly T. Yee, | Title: Hanging Out at the Children's Museum | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

Miguel: A pair of women sitting on a bench by the bathrooms. They've got their legs wound around each other and even manage to take time out from snuggling to stare down curious looks ("Fuck off, asshole!" the brunette says). True metropolitans. They're too sexy for this club...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: Metropolis' Middle-Age Mix | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...seen me stare off into space, quiver when section leaders ask me about readings I don't even pretend to do and make those lame jokes to cover it all up. Thanks for all the laughs, guys...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Sinner in the Hands of A Haunting TV Show | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...Loss, largely inspired by the death last year of Reed's friend, the superb songwriter Doc Pomus, uses spare instrumentation and simple language ("The same power that burned Hiroshima/ causing three-legged babies and death/ Shrunk to the size of a nickel/ to help him regain his breath") to stare down mortality and peek into the abyss. The title says it best. The subject is loss, but the music, dark and pitiless, is still magic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Wrestling with Truth | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

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