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Word: steals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next seven possessions, the teams traded baskets until, with 9:56 left in the half, Walker garnered a quick steal and a dunk off the Crimson...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: A New Beginning? Hardly. Holy Cross Crushes M. Cagers | 12/2/1992 | See Source »

...very next play, Crusader forward Frank Powell scored on a lay-in following another steal to give Holy Cross a 21-16 lead...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: A New Beginning? Hardly. Holy Cross Crushes M. Cagers | 12/2/1992 | See Source »

...GROWING NUMBER OF SPIES IN THE U.S. ARE SPECIALIZING IN stealing business information. Operatives from Russia, China, Vietnam and Cuba have been joined by agents from Japan, Western Europe, the Arab nations and several other countries. The FBI also reports that onetime KGB operatives are going into joint ventures with Western companies. It is not clear in many cases whether they are seeking cover to steal classified information or simply trying to learn the tricks of the commercial trade. Says Wayne Gilbert, chief of FBI counterintelligence: "They're used to dealing in the international community, so they make very desirable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Move Over, M.B.A.s | 11/30/1992 | See Source »

...aging "Actors" (Phil Munger and John Morton), also help develop the plot, though they follow the narrator's directions only insofar as it promotes their own washed-up acting careers. With booming voices and theatrical flair, Munger and Morton easily steal the show. Their incredibly comical scenes provide reason enough to see the production...

Author: By Dvora Inwood, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Fantasticks Falls Short | 11/19/1992 | See Source »

...knows the value of humility -- and isn't afraid to steal a line from Ross Perot in order to project it: "I'll wake up every day in the White House with the idea that it's not my house; it's your house. I am nothing more than a temporary tenant and your chief hired hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What He Will Do | 11/16/1992 | See Source »

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