Word: trademark
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...virtues and glory of the almighty American people: "The American people brought us back with quiet courage and common sense....The American people deserve our thanks," the President solemnly uttered in his message to Congress last Tuesday. And, as a token of appreciation which has become a Reagan trademark, the President took time out from assessing the state of the union to praise heretofore unnoticed American heroes...
...Gonaives, thousands of protesters blocked the streets with barricades and burning tires. When the local army headquarters was overrun by anti-Duvalier marchers, agents of the Tonton Macoute tried to open fire, but they were disarmed by an army tactical battalion. Terrified, the agents ripped off their trademark blue denim uniforms and tried to escape the mob's wrath. More crowds demanded that the military overthrow the dictatorship, and rumors started that Baby Doc, his wife and an entourage of 100 had already fled to France...
...example, before the Brown meet [the women's biggest upset this year], we focused on talking about the team winning," Wilson said. "That's been the trademark this year: the first goal is winning the meet; the second, individual. It's been contagious...
...Keffer's trademark of aggressive defense--which Coach Kathy Delaney Smith says makes her "the best defensive player in the league"--has paid dividends offensively of late. Keffer has averaged almost 15 points in her last four games...
...children by her father are living as missionaries in Africa. As a result, we are treated to dream sequences of elephants crashing through the fields of Georgia. This is one of the film's most colossal flaws: whenever Spielberg has trouble interpreting the text, he slips into the trademark Raidersesque exoticism and trick camera shots-gimmickery which has made him famous but which destroys the tone of the story...