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Word: worded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Republican Senator Jacob Javits. On the Senate floor, Javits said unhappily that the Begin government's answer was "a disappointment," a petulant declaration that is "the wrong signal, at the wrong time, and argues with the wrong party ... I hope this is not Israel's last word...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Wrong Signal, Wrong Time | 7/3/1978 | See Source »

Researchers who train chimps in sign language and the manipulation of word symbols called lexigrams have often found this to be true. A full-grown chimpanzee has great strength and must be respected. Says one scientist: "If I get into an argument with Billy or Washoe or some of the other chimps, I try to change the subject." Earlier books on the subject report that some simian students are eager to join the human club. A female chimp placed a photo of herself in a pile with Eleanor Roosevelt but a snapshot of her own father with the four-legged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Return to the Planet of the Apes | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...wonder why you ever put up with Mom's lousy cooking. The Turkey Deluxe (T.D., for the football fans out there) is a classic, and the hot pastrami and cheese ranks up there with motherhood and the flag as something worth fighting for. The decor is, in a word, crummy (in two words, very crummy), but you can go somewhere else to digest, right? Two warnings: stay away from the place at lunchtime, when the Governor often has to call in the National Guard to keep the crowds in line, and beware of the pinball machines, which are about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How to Murder Your Intestine | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

...First, a word of caution: we are using the term "fast food" extremely loosely. The Square does not feature a MacDonald's (for that you have to head down Mass Ave toward Central Square), a Burger King or anything else that qualifies as a certified member of the American pantheon of garbage-food emporiums. In fact, the use of the word "food" might be a complete misnomer--"grease" would probably be more accurate, but nobody wants to step up to a counter and ask for "fast grease." That's tacky. However, if you time the interval between dinner and your...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: How to Murder Your Intestine | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

Cambridge in the summertime is simply alive with street entertainers of every description, profession and ability. on any given evening, hundreds of people will gather around acts featuring jugglers, musicians or magicians. Cambridge is an urban circus in the true sense of the word...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Square Types | 6/26/1978 | See Source »

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