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Word: unscrew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...makes sense that just a year after his unsuccessful (and not for lack of effort) attempt to unscrew his coach's head, Latrell Sprewell showed up for his first day as a New York Knick to applause far louder than team and union leader Patrick Ewing got. And now Sprewell, who is leading his bottom-seeded team in an unprecedented run toward the NBA finals, symbolizes the entire league. After a shortened season filled with the sloppiest play since the ABA, the Knicks are thriving on the wildness that has been this season's leitmotiv...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Knicks' Shooting Spree | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...watch is, to all appearances, an ordinary timepiece. But tucked into a small cylinder that blends with its gray titanium casing is a 2-ft. antenna. To activate the beacon, you unscrew the cap and unreel the antenna. Approved for use in Europe and Asia (and, pending FCC approval, in the U.S.), the $5,000 Swiss watch also keeps pretty good time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TECH WATCH: Aug. 11, 1997 | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

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