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Word: wowing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...around. In 1988 Childs made a smash debut album, co-produced by Ricketts and featuring a beautiful, spooky ballad called Where's the Ocean. And Baerwald finished a solo project, his just released Bedtime Stories, that makes a worthy companion piece to Boomtown. That's what they call a wow finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Life Along the Fault Line | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

...leaves or paint houses to make ends meet. Although his two kids graduated from college, Richmond never did. As he talks, a young man there with his girlfriend looks up from the display. "Are you one of the guys here?" asks Bill Fox, pointing to the life-size photograph. "Wow." As they discuss the sit-ins, Richmond offers some advice about the color line. "You can choose," he says. "Legislation can't change people's hearts. It takes time." With that, he awkwardly hugs his two new friends and turns to leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greensboro, North Carolina The Legacy of Segregation | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...instrument. So he studied privately, first with Erik Darling, onetime member of the Weavers folk quartet, and eventually with Trischka, an urban bluegrass whiz. Even then, Fleck was an eclectic, trying to absorb everything from salsa to jazz. Especially jazz. "I bought a Charlie Parker record, and I thought, "Wow! This is incredible." I tried to learn Parker's licks on the banjo, but I couldn't find the notes." One day, in a high school jazz-appreciation class, the teacher played pianist Chick Corea's Spain -- for Bela, another revelation. "It was just so immediate. It was a light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: He's Finger-Pickin' Good | 6/11/1990 | See Source »

...Offering Breath Mints. Be subtle about it. Say, "Wow these mints are good. Wow." Or "Bet you don't have room for one of these tiny breath mints in your stomach, especially after eating all those onions...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: No-Nos of Job Interviews | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

...Michael: Wow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presumed Innocent: Charles Stuart | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

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