Word: symbolized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...media experts say, the status of a television news anchor today is such that Pauley cannot avoid being made into a symbol, whether or not she seeks...
...Unavoidably I was going to be a symbol of working parenthood. You cannot minimize [being pregnant with twins on television]. I became a symbol in spite of myself," Pauley says, recounting the furor that surrounded her decision in 1983 to appear on television visibly pregnant...
Calling Bhutto a living symbol of democracy, Bush said the U.S. should "chart new ways to strengthen old bonds" with Pakistan. Despite a report in The Washington Post yesterday that the Bush administration is considering the sale of 60 F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan at a cost of $1.4 billion, the two leaders made no mention of any such agreement in their welcoming remarks...
...often take for granted, it would be a particular shame if, at this moment in history, America were to remain mired in a Reagan-like state of complacency and continued to ignore or sidestep many of its own social and economic ills. The United States is viewed as a symbol of democracy by struggling peoples around the world, yet it seems unable to provide the promise of freedom of opportunity to many of its own citizens...
...symbol of how quickly those dreams are lost. He reveals how fleeting is our energy, our optimism and our commitment to our beliefs. He shows us how quietly, how subtly we become what we oppose...