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Word: steams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...impatience when he says, "Being a poor misunderstood millionaire is not really a topic that intelligent people can discuss for very long." As a sturdy vehicle for Roth's comic genius, Zuckerman may show up again: Will he travel to Prague and discover Franz Kafka as an aged steam-bath attendant? Will he beget children who grow up to be literary critics? Will he win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction and have to return it when everything in the book is discovered to be true? -By R.Z. Sheppard

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Million-Dollar Misunderstanding | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

Against Temple, the Crimson never got steam, falling behind early and never coming closer. Finn notched four goals and Cat Ferrante added two more in a losing cause...

Author: By John Beilenson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Laxwomen Fall in National Semis... | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

...itself. Because the explosion literally blew the top off Mount St. Helens, its height has been reduced from 9,677 ft. to 8,300. Its shape has changed from a symmetrical, Fujiyama-like cone to a lopsided pyramid that resembles a broken tooth. Occasionally it still puffs smoke and steam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Slowly, the Wounds Begin to Heal | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Final results available yesterday indicate that Kirkland reigns as intramural champ and will retain possession of the Straus Cup for the second straight year. Coming up third behind Winthrop and Quincy after the fall slate of events, the K-House squads blew steam and performed impressively enough to edge Winthrop out of the top spot by only two-and-a-half points at the end of the winter season. While happy about Kirkland's victory, Peter Beilenson, the House athletic secretary, said last night that the level of K-House participation was down from last year. Final point totals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoreboard | 5/8/1981 | See Source »

...couch. Heather nudged him, but he was in a deep sleep and only groaned and turned his head. She covered him with a quilt and walked to Littauer by herself. In the Yard an old woman was feeding bread crusts to the pigeons and a long jogger was blowing steam into the air. Heather picked up the Sunday Times on the way back but never found time to read it. It was the evening and the morning of the second all-nighter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREATION OF A THESIS | 4/10/1981 | See Source »

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