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Word: unwantedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Telephones have come a long way in the 111 years since Alexander Graham Bell made the first call on his invention, summoning his assistant from an office down the hall with the words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you." Today Bell might simply look at his telephone and say...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telephones Get Smart | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

A torrent of technology is turning the plain old telephone and its push- + button heirs into sophisticated electronic instruments. Among other things, they block out unwanted calls and listen to voice commands. -- Fujitsu drops its bid for Fairchild. -- Wall Street' s spreading scandal fells Stock Trader Boyd Jefferies. -- Independent filmmakers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

Even in the midst of the housing lottery freshmen were reluctant to trek up to the Quad or down to Mather on a night that fits someone else's schedule. I should have been prepared to eat dinner by myself when I scheduled a trip to Currier House. I wasn...

Author: By Brooke A. Masters, | Title: Perfectly Useless | 3/17/1987 | See Source »

It is clearly the quiet, embarrassed guys--on the coldest nights--who most need my quarters. But on a freezing cold night in March, with a thesis to finish and a chest cold to fight, it's easy not to feel like everyone I pass is a brother. There are...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SQUARE LIFE: | 3/14/1987 | See Source »

Her sportswear is renowned for its sexy variations on the sweatshirt, but lately Designer Norma Kamali has been perspiring about her unwanted association with a different fashion tradition: the sweatshop. Last week the New York State department of labor said it had slapped Kamali with a record $10,000 fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Taking Sweat Out of Style | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

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