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Word: thinly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...never saw it. But from my brother's description, it consisted of a vaccum-cleaner-type machine attached to a long, thin cord. You found a bug on the wall, and you pulled the cord over. Then, you sucked...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Peaceful Coexistence | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

When the circus tent opened, there sat a row of white men, some of great stature, who made every effort to disappear behind the thin silhouette of their microphones. Here were career public servants, never camera shy, being forced to ask questions like "Professor Hill, now that you have read the FBI report, you can see that it contains no reference to any mention of Judge Thomas' private parts or sexual prowess. Why didn't you tell the FBI about that?" Having begun the week under fire for their sexism, the Senators ended the week accused of acting like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Ugly Circus: Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill and the U.S. Senate | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...that nonstick substance could be wearing thin. "Jimmy Robinson has been asleep at the switch," alleges an executive of a rival credit-card firm. "He's not what you call a hands-on manager. He spends too much time out having fun schmoozing with clients at golf dates." Robinson angrily denies such charges, arguing that outsiders have no idea of his schedule or how he spends his day. "Let them use an 80-hour week as a denominator," Robinson says. He knows it will take that much time, well spent, to retrieve the cachet that American Express has left home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Marriage Has Its Privileges | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

...Young Neil and the Vipers. Friday: The 11th Hour Band and T. Blade and the Fabulous Esquires. Saturday: Shy Fire. Sunday: Songwriter's Showcase, a benefit for the Children's AIDS Program. Monday: the Hypnotic Clambake. Tuesday: Ce Ce and It Never Rains and Bachelors of Art. Wednesday: One Thin Dime...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clubs | 10/17/1991 | See Source »

PERHAPS ANITA HILL is a brilliant, psychotic, pathological liar with a grudge. Perhaps she made up her entire story out of thin air--public hair, "Long Dong Silver...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don't Take Risks | 10/15/1991 | See Source »

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