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Word: hideously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hideous massacre of Philadelphia's MOVE household, the surge of executions on Jim Crow death row, the gutting of busing for desegregation--these are emblems of a visciously racist ruling class gearing up for war. As American capitalism continues to rot, both Republicans and Democrats know they cannot conduct any war--against Nicaragua, Cuba and ultimately the Soviet Union--without the subjugation of the working classes and all the oppressed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racism on Campus | 11/4/1987 | See Source »

...Orleans was outraged by the brutality of the murder, and at a trial in October 1982 a New Orleans jury needed less than three hours to recommend a death sentence against Rault. "Crimes don't come any more hideous," said the prosecutor, David Paddison. "The death penalty was eminently justified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Everyone's A Victim in This | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

...ferocious fund raiser for AIDS research: "Since we began fighting this tragic disease, the most loyal, courageous support has come from the artistic community. The irony is that AIDS has decimated the arts, and every day we lose some of the greatest talent of our time to this hideous disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: How Artists Respond to AIDS | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

...leave the courtroom and turn to my wife who is the most hideous creature I have ever seen--an unsightly cross between Joan Rivers and Tammy Bakker. As my client is led away to death, I sob uncontrollably into my hands--"Will I still get paid, and why did I marry this horrible woman?" I wake up screaming...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: The Ulltimate Job | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

...professional musician said that at first she, too, found the rehearsals too amateur for her. "It started off awful. It was such a disappointment," Bley said. However, she said, "It's gone from hideous to incredible in two days...

Author: By William Pao, | Title: Jazz Musician Carla Bley Performs With Jazz Band | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

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