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Word: tranquilize (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That was the way it went, around the world; across the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean to Sydney, Australia; through the roaring forties and raging fifties of the southern ocean to Cape Horn, the sailor's nemesis; then on to Rio de Janeiro; and during the relatively tranquil run back to Newport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Jeantot, Superstar of the Sea | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

...despite the falloff in membership and the tranquil surroundings, McManus insists that the John Birch Society is thriving. It occupies three full buildings in the Belmont area alone. It has a national payroll of more than 175. Through its Western Islands Publishing Company, the Society prints four magazines, each with circulation hovering around 45,000. McManus one of the few official spokesmen for the Society--writes a syndicated column published in more than 100 county newspapers, although few big city papers run "The Birch Log." Recently, McManus has appeared on CBS's "Nightwatch" and is also scheduled for "PBS Latenight...

Author: By Andrew S. Doctoroff, | Title: Birchers Fight for Acceptance | 2/17/1983 | See Source »

...props them up for a time, before the inevitability of death. The author recalls a tranquil scene in his mother's faculty apartment. He is a participant, as are his parents and grandmother: "As we sit for this last picture, each of us in this room has been similarly reduced, our lives slowly coming together, reduced to this peaceful essence layered by fragrant pipe smoke, this remedy of time that my mother's pen stroke seems to prescribe with each scratch upon a term paper. My travels are over." And so is his moving, inclusive book, near...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ambushes | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

...this brisk, yet tranquil, Sunday fall afternoon, America will be rudely awakened when it flicks on the tube and discovers Merlin Olsen introducing the Toronto Argonauts' defensive secondary...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Argonauts Are Coming | 9/24/1982 | See Source »

...conversations with Marcinkus, TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn reports that the Vatican claims its relationship with Calvi and Banco Ambrosiano involved only normal banking operations. As for Marcinkus, he is still at his Vatican bank post, expressing confidence that the storm will pass. Says he: "The old archbishop is tranquil. His conscience is clear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: The Great Vatican Bank Mystery | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

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