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Word: tricking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Desperately poor, she works as a prostitute out of her home, a tiny tin-roofed hut on the outskirts of Nairobi. To feed her family of five she entertains as many as 10 clients a day on her children's bed, charging the going rate of 25 cents a trick. Her latest boyfriend just landed in jail, and her kids -- forced to play outside in the mud while their mama "has a guest" -- often go hungry on a skimpy diet of corn mash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cursed, Yet Blessed | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

Doubting abuse victims' claims is legitimate. Memories of abuse often surface in therapy, and in therapy subjects are often open to suggestion. Elizabeth Loftus, a memory researcher at the University of Washington, has been able, in experimental situations, to trick people into believing that they underwent unpleasant incidents as children. She implants these false memories by having an older sibling whom the subject trusts recount the episode...

Author: By Jennifer L. Hanson, | Title: Memory, Testimony and Justice | 12/3/1993 | See Source »

Harvard staged a comeback early in the third period when A.J. Mleczko completed her hat trick at 4:13, assisted by Alissi and sophomore forward Stacy Kellogg. Sophomore defender Holly Leitzes completed the comeback, scoring at 8:25 on the power play from Alissi and A.J. Mleczko...

Author: By Daniel Roeser, | Title: Icewomen Tie Dartmouth, Yield to SLU | 11/23/1993 | See Source »

...even when it reflected badly on the candidate he was managing. Last week Rollins set a new standard for provocative candor by boasting that his latest electoral triumph -- Christine Todd Whitman's razor-thin victory over New Jersey Governor Jim Florio -- was largely the result of a political dirty trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paid to Stay At Home? | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

Captain Joey Alissi was the offensive star with a hat trick and two assists for five points. Sophomore forward Stacey Kellogg scored two goals, and junior defender Diana Clark added one of her own. Freshman A.J. Mleczko was Harvard's playmaker, setting up five of the Crimson's six goals...

Author: By Daniel Roeser, | Title: Icewomen Open Season With Victory at Nat'l All-American Tournament Over Duluth, 6-1 | 11/13/1993 | See Source »

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