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Word: wingbeat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wingbeat as gossamer and normally inconsequential as a Peruvian servant's lack of immigration papers stirred up storms over an Administration at the moment it was moving into the most powerful office in the world. Wild disproportions raged in from unexpected quarters. The famous double nanny disturbances and the fierce electrical displays over the issue of gays serving in the military had the effect of making Republicans, at least, cheerful for the first time since November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Reckoning | 2/22/1993 | See Source »

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