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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mountain, along with the Crabtree Ranger, a couple I had hiked with for two days, and four or five others who had pressured the ranger into letting them escape the rain and dry off. It was the couple who convinced me not to hike in the rain, to wait till the next day when, perhaps, it would be beautiful again. It was easy to acquiesce. After 210 miles I wanted to climb to the top of the highest peak in the U.S. and take in the view, a pointless effort in the rain which hid the mountain from the view...

Author: By Anna Simons, | Title: Hell and High Water | 11/21/1978 | See Source »

...signed up to be a member of the club at registration, and although I offered to pay my dues then I was told to wait until someone came to my door during the registration drive. In fact, I offered to pay several times after that and was told not to worry about it. Then, all of a sudden, I found out that I shouldn't have voted," the club member said...

Author: By Maxine S. Pfeffer, | Title: Democratic Club Changes Vote, Chooses New Vice President | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...sideline toward a roped-off section behind their players' bench. On the near side of the field, the band for Pleasant Valley High is already in place, alternating Sousa with the theme from Rocky, while cheerleaders flash blue and white pompoms. Five candidates for Pleasant Valley Homecoming Queen wait with feigned casualness in a special section, shyly grinning escorts at their sides. Just as it should be, the smell of burning leaves hangs in the cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pennsylvania: Trying to Make Football Injury-Free | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

...apartment in the San Fernando Valley. Twice married, Rifkin's chief interest was computers, with which he often played chess. One of his clients was a company that serviced Security Pacific's computers, so his was a familiar face around the bank's headquarters in Los Angeles. Then... but wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Ultimate Heist | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

Chester Penza, building commissioner of Amherst, said yesterday the department of public health's ruling is "just an advisory opinion," adding, "we plan to sit tight and wait for our lawyer to review...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UMass Apartments | 11/18/1978 | See Source »

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