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Word: steals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result Cousy may be more sensitive than the average white basketball type to the racial undertones black players read into everything. "If I was black," Cousy says, "I would be H. Rap Brown. No, I would be dead." Neglected in all the euphoric stories of Bird's series-saving steal in the semifinals against Detroit was the minor detail that an indiscreet drive by Bird had given the Pistons the ball in the first place. Then last week in the finals, when he almost pulled out a critical Laker game with his dramatic three-pointer, the sequence that immediately preceded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Complexities of Complexions | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

...National Academy of Sciences has warnedin recent reports that American science and theAmerican economy crucially depend on opennessand communication. "If we continue to developpolicies along their [the Soviets'] lines, theywon't need to steal our information anymore," Parksays

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Harvard Gains Ground Against Reagan Administration | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...place. The rivalry between Holworthy and Thayer played a huge role in my happiness here freshman year. It started off with plain insults, then insults over loudspeakers, then snowball fights. The best thing we ever did to Thayer, though, was to go over there one Saturday night and steal all its toilet paper. It may sound silly now, but it was hysterical then. Besides, we needed the toilet paper...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Just for the Fun of It | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

...40th Cannes Film Festival, the best show is offscreen, as celebs like Princess Di and Supersvelte Liz steal the limelight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page JUNE 1, 1987 Vol. 129 No. 22 | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

Thomas attempted to throw the ball in from the sideline to Bill Laimbeer under the Boston basket, but Bird raced in to steal it and passed the ball to Johnson, who was flashing to the basket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bird Shocks Pistons, 108-107 | 5/27/1987 | See Source »

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