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Word: superman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...third consecutive scoring title. He has pulled the once dreadful Chicago Bulls into the play-offs four years running and contributed mightily toward rejuvenating a deadly dull league that only seven years ago was being lampooned as the National Buffoon Association. Small wonder some sportscasters call Jordan "Superman in Shorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Leapin' Lizards! Michael Jordan Can't Actually Fly | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...money adds up. But even a workaholic must hear the ticking of a gold watch in his future. "There's a big part of me that wants to quit," he says, "and I'm listening more and more to that voice. But I tried pulling back before, after Superman in 1978, and found out there wasn't much else I was suited for." That's O.K. Hackman's job -- and his capstone role as Anderson -- fits him as snugly as the gray suits on the firm body, as perfectly as the mantle of Spencer Tracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Hackman: A Capper for a Craftsman | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

Early next year the Maidenform men will be joined by a mild-mannered guy whose experience with X-ray vision well qualifies him to discuss unmentionables: Christopher Reeve (Superman). Many women surveyed during extensive market research found Reeve "handsome beyond words" and "down to earth." At least, when he was not wearing his cape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advertising: But Will Lois Lane Buy It? | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

Columbia losing on Saturdays became as regular as Superman triumphing in the name of truth, justice and the American way. Columbia lost again. All's right with the world...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Forty-Four Games Later, a Victory | 10/11/1988 | See Source »

Maybe, maybe not. Last week the government named Domenico Sica, 55, a fierce Roman prosecutor hailed as "superman" by Italian newspapers, to be high commissioner in the fight against the Mafia. In the past two decades, Sica has directed investigations into some of Italy's toughest cases, including the ; attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II and the kidnaping-murder of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Sica immediately flew off to Palermo, for a firsthand look at La Piovra, or the octopus, as the mob is known throughout Italy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: Sizing Up The Octopus | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

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