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Word: still (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...addition to Rules Number One and Two, my homeowners deposited the responsibility of their much adored and over-protected garden on my non-botanical hands. My goldfish died while still in the plastic bag, and they expect me to know when their plants are hungry...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Adventures in Summer Housesitting | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

...think the roses are the children they never had. Yet, I am still not sure whether the death of a fern constitutes an "emergency" worthy enough of contacting the owners in Cape...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Adventures in Summer Housesitting | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

...moments came early in his career--replacing Hall-of-Famer Ted Williams in left field in 1961, leading the American League in batting in 1963 and capturing the Triple Crown in 1967 (he is still the last player to accomplish that feat), when he almost single-handedly led the Red Sox to the "Impossible Dream" pennant...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: For 23 Years, Yaz Was Always There For Red Sox Fans | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

Such contracts might preclude the kind of puzzle raised by a Blount County, Tenn., divorce case that is still being adjudicated. Mary Sue Davis wants her and her husband's frozen embryos kept in storage in case she wishes to use or donate them. Husband Junior Davis wishes them destroyed, arguing that their use after the divorce would force him into unwanted fatherhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: The Rights of Frozen Embryos | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

...city that remakes itself every four years is perfect for a Gatsbyesque creature like Spence, with a past he is unwilling to talk about and a present that consists of convincing mysterious clients that he has plenty of influence. Spence would probably still be throwing dinners at the posh Four Seasons Hotel for people like Donald Gregg, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, as he did last spring, if the police had not raided a male prostitution service in February. The raid turned up thousands of dollars' worth of credit-card receipts signed by Spence. Though he was not the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Washington's Man from Nowhere | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

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