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Word: stoles (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...third, the Phillies exploded, as Larry Bowa singled, stole second and came home on Bob Boone's double. Boone scored on Lonnie Smith's single...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Philly Flips Royals in Opener | 10/15/1980 | See Source »

While the Betty Freidans and Gloria Steinems stole the limelight and the headlines during the peak of the women's movement, these women watched from the sidelines, wondering if Women's Lib would ever have any relevance to them. But now they are speaking out. And they think what they have to say could greatly affect American society...

Author: By Geoffrey T. Gibbs, | Title: Continuing the Good Fight | 10/1/1980 | See Source »

...defense stole four interceptions. Last season Elway gave up a total of three. This was the player that Stanford coach Paul Wiggin called a "flame thrower...like a Terry Bradshaw." Saturday night, however, the flame had never been lit for Elway, who failed to employ All-American senior flanker Ken Margerum...

Author: By Lucy M. Schulte, | Title: B.C. Played Football; Stanford Just Played | 9/23/1980 | See Source »

...Cornell stole the Tigers' thunder by playing ball control, piling up 175 yards on 61 carries and limiting Princeton's potent backfield to just 109 yards. Cornell backs Ben Tenuta and Tom Weidenkopf each chalked up touchdowns, laying to rest preseason questions about the Big Red's offensive line and setting the squad up as a good underdog to abscond with the crown...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Yale, Dartmouth Romp in Openers; Cornell Trudges Past Princeton, 17-7 | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

...Urban Cowboy itself. Unable to find the right woman to play the part of Travolta's wife, Evans called in Michael Fenton; he suggested Debra Winger, who had appeared in two little-known films. She was an inspired choice. Her restless sexiness enlivened an otherwise tedious film-and stole the spotlight from Travolta. Joyce Selznick found Kurt Russell, who, after losing 20 lbs. and dying his hair black, played the great pelvis in ABC's Elvis. When Elvis was shown in February 1979, it drew higher ratings than CBS's rerun of Gone With the Wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

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