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Word: unison (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...crowd gasped and leaned forward in unison. A few seconds later, Sanford changed his vote to "nay." Republican Alan K. Simpson predictably provided the necessary, 34th vote to support the President...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: A Roadblock in the Capitol | 4/9/1987 | See Source »

...They are providing everything for us and we really don't have to work that hard," Hatzis said. "All we have to do is sing a unison chorus of the national anthem...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Glee Club to Sing Anthem At Hockey Tournament | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...early going Saturday, just about the only suspense concerned the fate of Kyle Disdain's Secret Santa, who (honest to God) passed out instructions to the 600 spectators present to stand in unison at the 18:00 mark of the first half and chant...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Men Hoopsters Overrun Manhattan, 96-90 | 12/15/1986 | See Source »

...Harvard's 350th ball!" we shouted in unison...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: Dazed and Confused | 10/14/1986 | See Source »

...flies off, they all fly off. One flies back, they all fly back." That view of journalism, however unfair, is widely held even among journalists. It has become commonplace self-criticism that news organizations tend to converge on a social trend, stir up alarm, then lose interest in unison and move on to some other concern. Last week a debate heated up about whether the media have collectively hyped the nation's drug problem, especially the threat posed by crack, a potent form of cocaine. At the forefront was an unlikely critic of media warnings about illegal narcotics: the Federal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Reporting the Drug Problem | 10/6/1986 | See Source »

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