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Word: worded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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First official word of the summit plans came from Bush, who informed reporters on a golf course near his vacation home in Maine after taking a telephone call from Baker. "I think around the world people will be pleased," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush, Gorbachev to Hold Arms Summit | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...phrase "extensive business dealings with high-ranking officials" to describe my honest and on-the-record business transactions is at best an exaggeration and, at worst, a lie. Obviously enamored by the myth which dictates that bigger is better, the writer chose to use the word "extensive" when in fact there is no justification for use of that word in this context. The misuse of that word may sell copy, but it prostitutes the function of a free press and crucifies communication of the truth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Councillor Responds to Criticisms | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...first-class hotel rooms, 40% of the convention space, 35% of the parking spaces and almost half a mile of frontage along the five-mile Boardwalk. "I'll tell you, it's Big Business," he says, peering down on the city from his helicopter. "If there is one word to describe Atlantic City, it's Big Business. Or two words: Big Business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk Of Broken Dreams | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...ADVENTURES OF MILO AND OTIS. Milo is a barnyard kitten and Otis his dogged friend in this live-action children's film narrated by Dudley Moore. If cute were still a word of approval, Masanori Hata's charming parable would earn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Sep. 25, 1989 | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...done some exploring of our America, in Old Glory, a fabulous journey down the Mississippi), Jonathan Raban, describes her earlier work as a "romance with America itself, its infinitely possible geography, its license, sexiness, and violence." The description clearly fits this new novel, and romance is a well-chosen word...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: Weak Gravity in America | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

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