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Word: touchings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Neill ran off three consecutive points to take a 9-8 advantage. From there, he scored the winning point on a double-touch-a move in which both fencers connect at the same moment...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: O'Neill Snares Gold | 3/19/1987 | See Source »

...double-touch gave both fencers a point, pushing O'Neill to the 10-point mark and locking up the NCAA individual title...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: O'Neill Snares Gold | 3/19/1987 | See Source »

Dave, a.k.a. "Birdboy," spends hours with these toothpick bones, sorting and classifying, scratching his fingers as he polishes and examines. Eventually these ossified puzzles flesh out as the vivid watercolor aviary that decorates his room. I envy his tangible academic world--intellectual pursuits he can touch and feel...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Mind and Body | 3/18/1987 | See Source »

Cambridge sealed its own fate when a pass to Tony Washington went out of bounds, giving Springfield the ball with :05 on the clock. Cambridge fouled the first man to touch the ball, Sean Rogers, who hit the free throw and ended Cambridge's hopes of retaining its state crown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Cagers Lose State Crown in Overtime | 3/17/1987 | See Source »

Billionaires may not need to carry change for the parking meter, but that does not mean they are totally out of touch with their money. The Sultan of Brunei, for one, is evidently not the sort to delegate bill paying to a cadre of briefcase-toting accountants. When he recently bought a Boeing 727 jet from financially strapped Arms Dealer Adnan Khashoggi, the Sultan stunned bankers on the scene at his palace by pulling out an ordinary checkbook in a tattered plastic folder. He proceeded to pen neatly a check for $18 million, then slowly wrote down the check number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEALTH: How a Sultan Pays His Bills | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

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