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Word: stretch (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...year ago, even the few of us unsure of what the dread acronym stood for (for the record, both repetitive strain injury and repetitive stress injury are correct) knew enough to tremble at the slightest twinge in our wrists. Idle hands would lapse unconsciously into the aptly-named "prayer stretch" as we invoked our various patron saints to protect us from the debilitating disease. These days, however, as the "RSI Action Group" mousepads at email terminals start to fray at the edges, the former scourge of the keyboard seems about as threatening as scurvy to most...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Nick of Time | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

...little bit disappointed with my time because I didn't finish very strongly," Ciollo said. "I ran out of gas in the home stretch, but it wasn't too bad. Fourth place is still respectable in Heptagonals...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Track 2nd, M. Track 5th at Heptagonals | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

...began its final sprint at approximately750 meters, earlier than usual, and gained groundon Radcliffe in the final stretch...

Author: By Meredith M. Bagley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Heavies Outpace B.U., MIT | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

Duncan had 26 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots, outplaying Karl Malone down the stretch and showing rare flashes of emotion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spurs Turn Up Heat on Jazz: Sonics' Hopes Fading | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...have a hyphenated byline without a hyphenated name. When I look to purchase a Crimson softball jersey, Crimson President Joshua H. Simon `00 tells me he's pretty sure my last name won't fit above my number. No, not even if they make the letters smaller and stretch them across the sleeves...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, | Title: Endpaper: It's All in a Name | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

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