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Word: thanked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brought along to be autographed. She glared at the furs and jewelry and heavy makeup I was wearing, asked my name as she took the book and, with pursed lips, scrawled, "To Maggie--in sisterhood," handing it back to me without so much as a glance or a thank you. Largely as a result of this disappointing encounter, I reasoned that there are two types of women who call themselves feminists: the ecumenical type, who believes in freedom of expression and the right of each woman to find dignity and fulfillment in whichever path she chooses; and the more prevalent...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: An Odyssey | 7/29/1983 | See Source »

...Commencement the parents of graduates would come in and thank Fred, saying that they could have never afforded Harvard without the low prices at Keezers Salo's widow Dorothy said yesterday...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Harvard Associates Mourn Passing of Keezers' Ex-Owner | 7/22/1983 | See Source »

...supermarket, or in this case by the pool of the Santa Rosa Apartments on a hazy afternoon in midsummer. A young woman wearing pleated white shorts and a thin gauze shirt open over her bikini top says, "You have a pretty face." Automatically, you smile and say, "Thank you," but, looking up at her, wonder why she selected that particular word, that adjective...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Fear and Loathing in Suburbia | 7/19/1983 | See Source »

...best bands this side of E Street. This show is about the fall and rise of David Bowie. A little regeneration and a little dancing in the aisles, a touch of optimism and a double dose of rhythm and blues and, as the man himself once said, wham bam, thank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Bowie Rockets Onward | 7/18/1983 | See Source »

...Thank you for Hugh Sidey's delightful column on political invective [June 20]. Unfortunately, a half-page summary cannot do justice to America's considerable contribution to the art of insult. One of the best flamethrowers in our early House of Representatives was the brilliant Virginia Congressman John Randolph. He once described a political foe as "a man of splendid abilities, but utterly corrupt. Like rotten mackerel by moonlight, he shines and stinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 11, 1983 | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

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