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Word: thrill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...viewers, Ilagan is eager to philosophize. "It's one of those unique forms of TV that really hooks the audience in," he says. "You're talking the average Joe and putting him on TV, creating a closer link between audience and show." Or perhaps it's simply the undefinable thrill of watching Evelyn from Tulsa drop her "Plinko" chip and following its bouncing descent towards the $5,000 slot...

Author: By Linda A. Yast, | Title: Where Have You Gone Dian Parkinson? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...been a great thrill to work with undergraduates, but I'm looking forward to working with some Ph.D. students," Lenzenweger said...

Author: By Joey Shabot, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Human Development Prof. Tenured in Psychology | 2/25/1998 | See Source »

...want to be a professional driver," says Erica, a blond senior at Valencia High School. She's usually the only girl out here, and you can see that's part of the thrill--to draw in some slacker with nothing but an art-project hairdo and more hormones than r.p.m. and then smoke him. A slack-eyed Fonz named Marcus gets out of a car and spins over to impress Erica with how many times he can say cool in a sentence, a rebel without a clue. She isn't here to talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: James Dean All Over Again | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

...save the planet. Sure, it wears a little thin when you see make-up streaks on the pale-faced night mutants. And the race-relations moral is ham-fisted. But if you're a Heston fan (and CP knows you are), this post-apocalyptic nightmare offers a decent thrill -- and a few chuckles along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weapons of Mass Potato | 2/20/1998 | See Source »

...time too, they make mistakes. But with the exception of a couple of mistakes--and Andy Bleiler was one of them--Monica was normal for her generation. She dated, she tested the line between adolescence and adulthood. She was not an affluent kid going to seek a thrill in Washington but a personable, well-educated young woman trying to build her credentials. She was looking for a career in public relations and communications. Working at the White House seemed like the ultimate job opportunity for any young person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind The Scenes With Monica | 2/16/1998 | See Source »

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