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Word: tricking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Houston Health Science Center, has two daughters, ages 7 and 10, and he notes that "some children thrive on having a lot to do." He and his wife Patricia McEnery, a former social worker, aren't strict about how the girls spend every minute of the day. "The trick," says McEnery, "is to assess what your kids really need and try to find a balance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Time Flies | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...what is the trick to being an excellent stripper...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Harvard's Silver-Medalist Stripper | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

Hicks: There is no real trick that I'm conscious of. You just have to be able to feel the music and please the crowd. It helps to have a nice body. My physique is barely surviving on the remainder of years of gymnastics training...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, | Title: Harvard's Silver-Medalist Stripper | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...those who haven't read Raymond's excellent New Hacker's Dictionary, is geek for "fear, uncertainty and doubt"--a trick invented by IBM and perfected by Microsoft for scaring people away from a competitor's product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FUD And Loathing In Redmond | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...throwing money at investors. Desperate to attract traders after months of dithering that stalled its planned $30 billion bailout of Brazil, the fund Friday announced it had upped the ante to a whopping $41 billion. FORTUNE writer Nelson Schwartz says the extra cash should do the trick -- not just by filling Brazil's coffers, but by warming investors' hearts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil's Patience Dividend | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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