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Word: watered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...garous, the werewolves that stalk the nights of the superstitious. Pierre's movement stirs up the rats nesting in the thatched roof, as well as his wife Annaise and three young daughters. Annaise lights a fire with a few scarce twigs, then boils coffee with the last drops of water from a gourd and sweetens it with a piece of sugarcane. Her daughter Melina, 6, places the gourd on her head and begins a morning-long walk to a well. Mercius, meanwhile, picks up his wooden hoe, balances it on his shoulder and scuttles down the mountainside to till...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti In the Land Where Hope Never Grows | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

That's the motto the Harvard men's water polo team will use this weekend when the Crimson travels down 1-95 to compete in the New England League Championships at Brown in Providence...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Aquadudes to Compete In N.E. Tournament | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

Assistant Librarian for Special Collections David R. Warrington said approximately 500 books were affected by steam pouring out onto the top shelf of the third story of bookshelves in one of the Law School's rare book collections. He said that while almost 200 books may be permanently water stained, none were destroyed...

Author: By Tommy J. Wang, | Title: Treasured Books Damaged | 11/3/1988 | See Source »

...four similar dishes, rose shrimp ($9.95) and scholar's chicken ($8.50) have the superior vegetable assortment. It's the Taiwan melange of broccoli, miniature canned ears of corn, water chestnuts, pea pods, straw mushrooms, and scallions. The shrimp (six this time) take the race with a hot version of the sauce...

Author: By Robert Nadeau, | Title: The Painted Dish | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

...usual bland stuff, enabling one to drink many cups. Water could be replenished faster, although this is not a kitchen for especial fire in the spicing. Blessedly, there is no music. Decor is minimal, which only shows off the Ta Chien work to better effect. The best of the fortune cookies tells us, "Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food." Is this subtle criticism of gossip journalism...

Author: By Robert Nadeau, | Title: The Painted Dish | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

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