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Word: wee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stated on July 12 that DOMA was "gay baiting pure and simple....It's a classic use of wedge politics that are designed to provoke anxieties and fears. "Accordingly, to ensure that the bill would get the least possible amount of coverage, the president purposely signed it in the wee hours of the night. But, now that his base is secure, President Clinton debased the very notions of mutuality and togetherness that he has spoken about so eloquently throughout his political career...

Author: By Andrei H. Cherny, | Title: Clinton's Wrong Values | 10/24/1996 | See Source »

...games usually commence on Friday night--for the staunchest participants on Thursday--and often persist into the wee hours of Sunday morning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intoxicating Games | 10/10/1996 | See Source »

...forewarned that they will linger far too long in the heads of grownups), but this is not the sort of children's entertainment that will knock you out with its sophistication. Larson was not aiming to educate here nor to be hip--don't expect to see the wee stars exploring a divey apartment with a bathtub in the living room. He was only trying, it seems, to breezily delight his young audience. And that he has certainly accomplished. --By Ginia Bellafante

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: AND FOR THE TOTS ... | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...wee bit of mother wit covers a multitude of crimes; a boyish charm can sell anything; vitality overwhelms prim moral compunctions. All three apply to Trainspotting, the Scottish comedy-horror show made for a Scots-thrifty $2.5 million. The wit is in the film's dialogue; it exhilarates even as it horrifies. The charm pours from Ewan McGregor's star-making turn as Renton. And the verve--that's director Danny Boyle's triumph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: ON THE FAST TRACK | 7/15/1996 | See Source »

...Broderick's life will come back to normal and everyone will live happily ever after. Then Broderick, savvy to the "Chip Douglas" trick, asks for Carey's real name, The Cable Guy replies, "Ricky Ricardo" and does a quick impression--which could just as easily have been of Pee Wee Herman--before being flown off by the paramedics, one of whom he tries to stalk...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Jim Carey Should Be Unplugged | 6/25/1996 | See Source »

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