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Word: thereness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Another worry, says police chief Benedict, is that the trade is getting rougher. He points to an abandoned red-trimmed house sitting on the Canadian side of the border. "Last year smugglers locked a family with a small baby in there and left them for several days. The baby nearly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Smuggling Is A Good Business | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Yet government officials say they expect it to get worse before it gets better. The political unrest in Pakistan and an unfounded rumor, started by smugglers, that there will soon be an immigration amnesty for illegals already in the U.S. are likely to cause another surge in crossings. But many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People Smuggling Is A Good Business | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Monsters make for disquieting playmates. No matter how toylike and frivolous they may appear, monsters are unnatural and, in the end, deal in unresolved fear. But monsters also have a way with children. Consider the suspicious charms of the Pokemon creatures--Gengar, Cubone and Chansey, for example. The first is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

But there is a problem: the key principle of the Pokeocracy is acquisitiveness. The more Pokemon you have, the greater power you possess (the slogan is GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL). And never underestimate a child's ability to master the Pokearcana required to accumulate such power: the ease with which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

There are 151 Pokemon scattered among three existing versions of the game: Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue and Pokeman Yellow. You have to trade between versions (via a cable linking Game Boys) to complete the collection. Thus the quest for all Pokemon grows as the product line expands with new species...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware of the Poke Mania | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

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