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Word: wente (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mother always told a story. She came from a small town in Ireland...and there were people that lived opposite that had a mad daughter, and they always kept her locked upstairs to they only ever saw this face in the window. Rumor had it if you went to the family and were in their living room, that she would appear at the top of the stairs and shout "More bread or I'll appear," and they'd run up and feed her rather than have her come down and embarrass them. So this is a story we were always...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Escape on the Word Train | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...went to the library on 42nd Street in New York, this beautiful library. I used to go there and sitting in that reading room I just felt intelligent--"Here I am, I must be intelligent. Look at that ceiling, isn’t it wonderful." I was always intrigued by OCD because it's not a psychosis, It's a neurosis. So the person who has it, they know what they're doing is irrational, but they can't stop it. It's not like where you actually believe something, like a schizophrenic actually believes they're hearing things. They...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Escape on the Word Train | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...victim went after the couple and asked for his computer back. He later reported to police that the couple denied having his computer. When he pointed out that the woman was carrying his property in a bag over her shoulder, the couple, laughing, handed him back his laptop, according to the victim...

Author: By Erica B. Levy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Victim Retrieves Laptop Stolen in Science Center | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...These people look like they're fun--at least superficially," Emily says. "It almost makes you wish you went to a normal college." I know what she means...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo and Pamela S. Wasserstein, S | Title: Who's on First? Friday Night in Boston's Sketchiest | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...These people look like they're fun--at least superficially," Emily says. "It almost makes you wish you went to a normal college." I know what she means...

Author: By Pamela S. Wasserstein, | Title: WHO'S ON | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

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