Word: sticked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stick with my old nickname--Six Feet Under," she told the assembled press. "I got it when I fell into a manhole playing sixth-grade street hockey," she said...
...Sanofi and the other bidders rush for Robins? The answer lies in such mundane but popular household items as Robitussin and Dimetapp cold medicines, Chap Stick lip balm and Sergeant's flea-and-tick collars. Those are among the products that make Robins one of the most profitable bankrupt companies in history. In the first three quarters of 1987, Robins earned $60 million on sales of $621 million, compared with profits of $55 million on revenues of $579 million during the same period...
...this season of the character issue, nothing appears to stick to Robertson and Jackson. They could be called the Teflon Twins of post-Reagan politics, unabashed and unapologetic about intemperate statements, personality flaws and boastful exaggerations on their resumes. Robertson and Jackson remain carefree riders on the political roller coaster, rarely having to worry about the bumps and twists that have buffeted Gary Hart, Joseph Biden and Michael Dukakis. As other candidates pepper their rivals with grapeshot, these two preacher- politicians continue to have immunity from all but the most tepid criticism...
Because stipends for fellowships in Ph.D. programs are so low (averaging $10,000 to $12,000 a year), more and more hungry degree candidates are opting for private industry and the $30,000-plus starting pay. Foreigners who make the effort to come to the U.S. tend to stick it out for their doctorates. This will be reflected in the composition of future U.S. faculties. By 1992, Iowa State University President Gordon Eaton predicts, "somewhere between 75% and 93%" of engineering professors will be foreign born...
...didn't have to move my stick, really," said Carney...