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Word: tellingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second thought and who struts around St. Paul, a big small town, with a retinue of bodyguards, emitting a great air of celebrity, scorning the local press while courting the national media. People do their best to grin and go along with it, but eventually you have to tell him to shut the hell up. He isn't a danger to anybody. He's just big and loud and arrogant. He's a guy wearing a 38-double-D bra on his head, and all we needed was someone to run the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minnesota: Let Jesse Ventura Be Jesse... | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...images of near-death experience--the tunnel of white light with Jesus beckoning at the end, as featured in the memoirs of a score of American K Mart mystics. Jesus must have been busy when my turn came: he didn't show. There was, as far as I could tell, absolutely nothing divine on the other side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Death's Throat | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...told she shouldn't use her well water. "It's too late, you know," she replied. Later that evening loudspeakers in Tokaimura and eight nearby towns advised more than 300,000 people to stay inside, close their doors and seal their windows. "When we have more information, we will tell you," the announcer said. For the next 12 hours, there was nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Japan Syndrome | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

Which means that Bezos can breathe easily for the moment. However, most up-and-coming bots have just the sort of customizable features that made his site such a hit. You will, for instance, be able to tell your bot to transact only with companies that offer two-year-warranties or free shipping or that don't run sweatshops in Malaysia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bot Till You Drop | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...noise was the sound of the new fourth graders racing down the hall to tell her about their...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Teach for America Brings Harvard Graduates to Underprivileged Communities | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

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