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Word: thuds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much background noise--like the pounding of the surf, or the whine of a chainsaw. The only bits of excitement were the occasional long periods of silence, each one of which caused me to look up from my notes, half-expecting it to be followed by a dull thud and a cry for oxygen or a taxidermist...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Professing Some Hatred | 3/11/1986 | See Source »

...House extends the Government's debt ceiling for a mere five days. Moreover, to show that House Democrats too are serious about deficit reduction, they pass their own proposal on spending cuts tied to economic growth. The bill is tossed back to the Senate, where it lands with a thud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stalemate: A budget standoff in Congress | 11/11/1985 | See Source »

...this movie is definitely not, as one Boston critic put it, too weird for words. The comedy of Coca-Cola Kid is akin to that of Bill Forsyth, odd and ethnic, but not inaccessible by any means. In contrast to the supposed Oscar heavy-weights that have gone thud this fall, The Coca-Cola Kid doesn't take itself or anyone else too seriously. Even the apocalyptic closing caption is delivered with a cheerful chirp. So, yes, this Coke...

Author: By T.m. Doyle, | Title: Absurd But True | 10/25/1985 | See Source »

...greatest living soul singer, has sold out. The erstwhile Queen of Soul, who had a string of big singles in the 1960s--"Spanish Harlem," "Respect," "Think," "House That Jack Built"--has returned to the music scene with a giant media splash. You know: the kind that goes "Pop, $$$$, thud...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: Vinyl in Boston | 10/10/1985 | See Source »

...court order allowing her to join the team first made the wide receiver feel "like I was under a lot of pressure from people who said I wouldn't survive the first day of practice." But Balsley, who was loudly cheered by her male teammates for surviving a "thud drill" that momentarily knocked the wind out of her, now vows with feminine fervor: "I'm going to stick with it. Unless I get hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 9, 1985 | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

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