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Word: wrongfully (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those of the thighs, shins and arms, would not grow much. "It's O.K. His father is short too," she remembers answering drowsily. The doctor ran out of euphemisms. "He'll be a dwarf." She collapsed into sobs, protesting, "God, I don't deserve this. I have done nothing wrong." It was another day before the fighter in her took over, and she began to prepare for the challenge. "I knew I would be taking care of a boy who would not be able to reach doorknobs, refrigerator handles, light switches and the sink for years and years. Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New Jersey: A Boy Towers Tall | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...think that if he decided that Dukakis means what he's said -- that he really believes in a nuclear freeze, or that we have no business supporting those fighting for freedom in Nicaragua, or that U.S. policy in Angola is all wrong -- then our progress we've made with the Soviets would be in jeopardy. There would be no need for the Soviets to continue what they're doing: getting out of Afghanistan, for example, or allowing more Jews to exit the Soviet Union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans I've Been Underestimated | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...psyches supposed to do for a whole month? This summer offers them a new option. They might pick up a copy of Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's Against Therapy, turn to the preface and read the following: "This is a book about why I believe psychotherapy, of any kind, is wrong. Although I criticize many individual therapists and therapies, my main objective is to point out that the very idea of psychotherapy is wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Shrink Has No Clothes AGAINST THERAPY | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...word is "liberal" and the "t" word is "taxes," then the "k" word is Kennedy. Conservatives believe Kennedy symbolizes everything wrong with the Democratic party in the 1980s...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Malone Campaigns at Convention; Will Challenge Kennedy for Seat | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

...measurements. "What we're really talking about is the possible modification of gravity, which is the fourth force," adds Thomas. Even Ander stresses that rigorous confirmation is needed before he accepts the results of his Greenland experiment. Says he: "You keep saying to yourself, 'Gee, I've gotta be wrong -- Newton certainly can't be wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Was Sir Isaac All Wet? | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

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