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Word: stinking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...democratic. Eight-year-old Jonathan lives in a big house on the best side of town, and until recently the closest he came to danger was hearing a big boom one night and having a bad dream about it. The major complaint in his stately neighborhood was the stink from the nearby offal factory. Now the complaint is more topical. A few weeks ago, the Rev. Robert Bradford, M.P, was shot to death in a suburban community center not far from where Jonathan lives. Bradford's daughter Claire, 7, is Jonathan's playmate. When the incident was explained, Claire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Belfast: Nothin's Worth Killing Someone | 1/11/1982 | See Source »

...Detroit wants is a winner. Obviously the Pistons and Red Wings are lost causes. They are the pits. They stink. So when it appears that the Lions or Tigers are emitting a glimmer of hope of making the playoffs--playoffs that mean something--the city goes nuts. There is Motown Madness. Detroit Delirium...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Lowdown on Motown | 1/7/1982 | See Source »

...them of benefits that they had earlier won), most fans judged it preposterous that men with an average salary of almost $180,000 should march out singing, "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night ..." Boston Globe Columnist Mike Barnicle gave voice to the sentiments of millions: "Both sides stink. Both sides are bums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer of Our Discontent | 6/29/1981 | See Source »

...Hill but doesn't begin to compare with that work--refuses to preserve even the integrity of its own purpose. When Fanny dives headfirst into her self-deprecating adventures, she carries any important messages about feminism with her. Jong's latest is smut, after all--but smut with the stink of moral intentions gone...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Victimizing Women and Readers | 10/28/1980 | See Source »

Unlike Harvard and MIT, though, Biogen has some leverage in the debate. Should the city council start to raise a stink, company officials hint they will leave...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Gene-Splicers Return | 10/25/1980 | See Source »

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