Word: wave
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...corporate prosperity of the Clinton era has been accompanied by an unparalleled growth in American cynicism - and outright hostility - toward Washington's political class. But the Seattle demonstrations - and the political shock wave they sent around America - showed that passive cynicism may be giving way to active outrage...
...month after a wave of thefts in Harvard Yard--at least some of which were committed with the aid of a stolen ID card--students can now deactivate lost or stolen cards immediately on the Internet...
...proud to be a part of what it is and what goes on here. It's a little bit unique because you come here and there is one type of music being played on the second floor--'80s and new wave--and downstairs there's full-on club music, and on both floors there's a complete party atmosphere. Anyone who comes here will have a good time and leave with a smile on their face, and that is really all you can expect working in a club...
Melissa Franklin, professor of physics, says she has noticed a "wave of sadness" among the female scientists in the senior faculty, a trend she attributes to both tacit and overt discrimination...
This year, the University is making a new effort to address the paucity of women in the sciences. In a September letter to FAS, Knowles suggested that an expected wave of retirements in the next five years would provide an opportunity to redress the problem...