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Word: velcro (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Baby boomers are discovering that cloth diapers are not the hassle or expense they expected. A diaper service typically costs $11 a week, in contrast to about $15 for disposables. Safety pins and pinpricks are passe, since today's diapers can be slipped into cloth wraps that fasten with Velcro. "Everything is there for you," says Maureen Medway of Ringoes, N.J., who relies on a diaper service for her newborn son. "There's no reason not to use cloth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are You Ready for a Change? | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

There was bewhiskered Ivan Boesky staring out from behind bars: Santa Claus as perp. There were the elaborate designs of Michael Milken and Robert Campeau, rasping apart like Velcro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street: Pigs Always Get Slaughtered | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

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