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Word: weightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Killar, who entered the competition as the No. 3 seed in the 158-pound weight class, eased through the early rounds until the final match where he squared off against No. 2 nationally ranked Hardell Moore of Oklahoma State...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Grapplers Strike Jackpot in Vegas | 12/10/1997 | See Source »

...calculate individual daily caloric needs, divide body weight by 2.2 to convert pounds to kilograms, multiply by a gender factor (1 for males, .9 for females) and multiply...

Author: By Lisa B. Keyfetz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: You Are What You Eat | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

Noise is the least of it. Aircraft exhaust killed a wheat field next to the runway, Pickard says, and several years ago, Pickard's cattle came down with a mysterious affliction--heifers losing weight, their eyes pale and blank. His veterinarian finally traced it to the water supply, Lytle's Creek, which had been contaminated with ethylene glycol from Airborne's de-icing operation. Local environmentalists have met with Airborne's lawyers, and the company is studying the problem. But with winter here, the de-icer is flowing again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT ESCAPE | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...boyish, irrepressibly upbeat Congressman from upstate New York who might have become Speaker of the House last July if the attempt to overthrow Gingrich had succeeded. The coup failed, Paxon was forced to resign his leadership post and Gingrich has since reasserted a semblance of control, over both his weight and his troops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HE WANTS NEWT GINGRICH'S JOB | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

DIET DRUG REDUX Just months after the notorious weight-loss combo fen/phen was yanked from the market for causing heart damage, a new diet drug, Meridia, has been okayed by the FDA. Meridia is not without a downside: it may increase blood pressure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Dec. 8, 1997 | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

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