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Word: wilding (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...idea of football being a homosexual ritual is pretty wild. But then I think football is aggressive and violent, right? Well, war's aggressive and violent. And when you think about it, those missiles and cannons all have some pretty heavy sexual overtones about them. Can you imagine what would happen if we convinced the world that every time a war is fought, homosexuality runs rampant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Battered Dollar | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...Jones took his wife and three children to one of them, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Belo Horizonte did not present many opportunities, however, so Jones moved to Rio to teach at the American school there. "Jim was no fanatic," said a woman who befriended him there. "He had no wild streak at all. They were just normal, rather naive and provincial Mid westerners. They led a simple life, and Jim's main concern was always for those people he saw suffering. He used to stop children in the street and talk to them, help them if he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Messiah from the Midwest | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...with the exception of one wild, wonderful, night in February two years ago, Harvard hopes seem forever turned into Terrier truths...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Icemen Cross Charles For First 'Home' Game | 12/2/1978 | See Source »

IATA spokesmen profess to believe that no orgy of price cutting is ahead, insisting that fares are "at rock bottom now," at least over the North Atlantic; they also maintain that the airlines will not be going "hog wild" in the service area. Yet there are already some welcome signs of movement in this direction. The quality of meals in coach may benefit from competitive pressure. Indeed, Air France has begun giving economy passengers a choice of two main courses plus fruit, cheese and wine, as well as free use of movie earphones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Clipped Wings | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

With one month remaining in the schedule, Dallas last week was tied with Atlanta for a wild-card play-off berth. Lowly Houston, the mighty Cowboys' poor cousin in the American Conference, sported an identical record. Throughout the 28-team league, with the season nearly three-fourths over, the standings are closer than at any time since the 1970 merger with the American Football League. Before this week's action, only Los Angeles and Pittsburgh had managed to open modest leads in their divisions-two games. The Pack was back in contention, rekindling memories of the Vince Lombardi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upstarts and Upsets in the N.F.L. | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

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