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Word: swim (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...feeling. If it doesn't feel right to me, I don't do it." If this sounds like a new-age version of Norman Vincent Peale, it is also the sign of someone profoundly comfortable with herself. "It is easier to go with the river than to try to swim upstream. Anything negative that happens to me is because I've been fighting against the stream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oprah Winfrey: Lady with a Calling | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

Bird, who began to swim competitively at the age of nine, loved to compete, bearing an attitude that shows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Taking Flight in Water | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

...Looking back, I will remember being a part of a diverse team, one that I enjoyed being a part of. I may still swim when I get the chance, but it will be different on my own. In my opinion, swimming is an absurd sport in many ways, but the bottom line is that I did it because I liked...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Taking Flight in Water | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

According to The New York Times and Daniels,Bracey attempted to swim the English Channel in1982, and at one time owned a pet leopard...

Author: By Spencer S. Hsu, | Title: Yale Alumnus Charged With Burning of Shanty | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

...local level, Muslims are achieving greater acceptance and religious tolerance. In Dearborn, Mich., where 10% to 15% of the population is Arabic, public schools recognize Muslim holy days and do not serve pork in cafeterias. To accommodate modesty rules, girls learn to swim in all-female classes and are allowed to wear slacks instead of shorts for other gym instruction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Americans Facing Toward Mecca | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

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