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Word: touche (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...should emphasize that it's a fine sauce, with a touch of burn and two touches of subtelty. If it were an orchestra, though, I'd tell this sauce to add some drums and trumpets. I imagine ginger and garlic as the culinary instruments. I would try to retain the expert, greaseless stir-frying...

Author: By Robert Nadeau, | Title: The Painted Dish | 1/22/1988 | See Source »

...During a b-league co-ed touch football game, the ninth screamed at a referee for spotting the ball too close to the endzone. Not only did the ref have to listen to this ass, but he made the right call...

Author: By James E. Canning, | Title: Ten Little Turkeys | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

...should emphasize that it's a fine sauce, with a touch of burn and two touches of subtelty. If it were an orchestra, though, I'd tell this sauce to add some drums and trumpets. I imagine ginger and garlic as the culinary instruments. I would try to retain the expert, greaseless stir-frying...

Author: By Robert Nadeau, | Title: The Painted Dish | 1/15/1988 | See Source »

...bare staging lets the actors take center stage, and allows the audience to see the very talented band. Under the direction of Allen Barton, the musicians do a good job with Stephen Schwartz' music, even the difficult "Alas For You." In a nice touch, the band even participates in a game of charades...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Making a Joyful Noise | 1/13/1988 | See Source »

That exchange was typical of the Gorbachev style, a remarkably Western mix of charm and sermonizing. The effect was apparent during the December summit with Ronald Reagan. Alternately jovial and argumentative, combining sharp intelligence with a homey touch and playing to the camera in the most effective way -- by seeming to ignore it -- he came across as a Kremlin version of the Great Communicator. Add an attractive, strong-willed wife, and the picture of an American-style politician is complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Education of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

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