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Word: supers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anywhere." Calling out her name and getting no answer, he feared the worst. On his third pass, he hurled a hammer at the hull. It landed with a sharp crack. Moments later, an escape hatch in the stern opened and out crawled a weary Autissier. Yelling "Super!" she set a raft in the water, Soldini tossed her a rope, and she pulled herself close enough to climb aboard. Reporting in, Soldini said he was warming her spirits with wine and cheese, and Autissier, arguably France's most popular female sports figure, assured fans she was "on an Italian cruise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deep End of the Sea | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

John Elway was a just another great quarterback until he won two Super Bowls...

Author: By Goin Bohlen, | Title: Good Move, Rocket Roger | 2/23/1999 | See Source »

Long before he was my grandfather, Grandpa splurged on an expensive piece of new technology called a television because his beloved Detroit Tigers made the World Series. My not-so-beloved Dolphins didn't make the Super Bowl this year, so I didn't follow suit and buy a pricey high-definition television (HDTV) set. But I borrowed one for my Super Bowl party to preview my generation's TV transition. The early verdict: a helluva TV, but not much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want My HDTV! | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

...Super Sunday scored big with my friends and neighbors anyway. Even without HDTV, the gridiron never looked better--thanks to the jumbo screen and a hidden upgrade that effectively doubles the standard analog screen resolution. The casual consensus: the best TV picture they had ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want My HDTV! | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

Even DVD pales beside real HDTV, however, as I learned when I finally drove to Miami last week to see it demonstrated in all its vivid, eye-popping detail at an electronics store. Too late for the Super Bowl, but, hey, there's always next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want My HDTV! | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

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