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Word: unpeel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...office one night recently, Glenn sat back and talked about himself and his campaign. His staff had gone home, and the room was totally quiet. He puffed on one of his carved pipes, this one in the shape of a bearded monarch. Glenn is a difficult man to unpeel. After years of dealing with an accepting public, he drifts easily into platitudes. One keeps wondering what now drives him. Obviously the ambition is still great. For it, Glenn had swallowed his pride and invited even the hated Metzenbaum to his presidential announcement in New Concord in April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Glenn: Flying Solo, His Way | 6/20/1983 | See Source »

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