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Word: woman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...country he can take; the apathy of the academics--that is pathetic. Pretty soon there will be nobody around willing to offer alternatives. No one will question the direction in which our country is heading. "Why bother?" I asked. Before he could answer, the prim Institute of Politics woman officiating the ceremonies was motioning to the waiting car. Another student shoved his way to the fore, to ask the departing McCarthy what he thought about the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit...

Author: By J. WYATT Emmerich, | Title: Eugene McCarthy: Carrying the Crusade To Harvard College | 3/23/1977 | See Source »

...alter egos. We mingled and traded charms. When the train brought us all to Boston we scattered for a dozen different night spots. The two of us got on another car whose riders were all dressed to impress. An old couple on the bench next to us beamed. The woman said to her husband, "I hope you don't mind if I get up and start swinging in the aisles." He chuckled. They were going to hear Benny. I asked them if they knew what kind of stuff Goodman was going to play. The look on the husband's face...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: A Spell of Style | 3/22/1977 | See Source »

...took our seats inside the hall. Three older men with short, neat hair sat in front of us. They smiled and eyed the crowd and joked with each other as though it were 1937. A handful of young kids leaned out over the balcony's ornate railing. A woman in her late twenties sat behind us with her date, making conversation about theater, art and life. A row of college students in blue jeans sat in the back, while those in tuxedos and evening gowns took the front seats. An old couple sat erect in the balcony, watching the empty...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: A Spell of Style | 3/22/1977 | See Source »

...toyed with the beat. A few heads started bobbing. Then Kay stopped and all four jumped in. Heath plucked a bass line, Collins picked around it, Bunch's spiders danced on top, and Kay drove it along. More heads bobbed. Knees started bouncing up and down. The conversational woman behind us started tapping both feet. The foursome on stage had something going. But the couple in the balcony still did not look relieved...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: A Spell of Style | 3/22/1977 | See Source »

...woman forced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Quartet of Poets Singing Solo | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

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