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Word: stolen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...officer's alertness led to the arrest of Yu Kikumura, 35, a native of & Japan traveling on a stolen Japanese passport. Each of the 18-in. by 4-in. bombs was packed with black powder and lead shotgun pellets; they were designed to attack humans rather than property. "If fired at a gathering of people," said U.S. Attorney Samuel Alito in Newark, "the devices could cause a real massacre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombs In New Jersey and Naples | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

Then the season began. The fans forgot about arbitration, owner collusion and controversy, and turned their attention to stolen bases, opposite-field doubles and upper-deck jobs. Winfield left George's turf and started the season on a turf he is more familiar with--the outfield grass of Yankee Stadium...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Davey and George | 4/22/1988 | See Source »

After having an infield hit and a stolen base wasted in the first inning, Burks keyed a four-run fifth with a bunt single and then hit a two-run homer in the eighth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Can, Red Sox Stifle Brewers at Fenway, 6-3 | 4/14/1988 | See Source »

...want to better those figures, particularly the stolen bases," he said. "I think I can steal 40 easily. I'm thinking of more walks this year, too. I want to be more selective at the plate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Can, Red Sox Stifle Brewers at Fenway, 6-3 | 4/14/1988 | See Source »

...residual effects of even broader handgun ownership in a society already saturated with weapons. "The worst reason to buy a gun is solely for protection," says Police Chief Robert Bonneville of Glencoe, Ill., "because guns are very rarely used to stop a break-in. They are most commonly stolen from homes." The statistics of gun ownership are chilling, for men or women: while about 200 people a year successfully use handguns to defend themselves, another 22,000 die from guns as a result of homicides, suicides or accidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: When Women Take Up Arms | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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