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Word: steals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Schernecker struck at the beginning of the second half, needing only 26 seconds to nail a three-pointer and then steal a pass at halfcourt and drive in for a layup. Suddenly, the Crimson lead was 12 points, and the Wildcats would never get any closer...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cagers Stage a Wildcat Strike; James Keys Romp Over UNH | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

...Leavenworth for his role in a point-shaving scandal. The fact that he is an ex-con has somehow been erased from official records. For this dispensation, Earl knows that he owes someone a favor, and when the call comes, it looks simple. All he has to do is steal a car in Rhode Island...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bookends: Nov. 27, 1989 | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Bertolt Brecht, who plucked plots from Shakespeare, Moliere and Farquhar, reportedly said the best writers never borrow; they always steal. Brecht's error was limiting his dictum to the best writers. The rest are equally ready to find inspiration where someone else found it before. This is especially true of writers of musicals: attempts at original stories have become all but unheard of. With six weeks left, the '80s have yet to yield a noteworthy American musical not derived from another source, whether fiction (Big River), folklore (Into the Woods), movies ("Nine") or a painting (Sunday in the Park with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Warmed Over and Not So Hot | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Massachusetts state elections are still a year away, but Republican candidates are already looking to 1990 as their best chance in decades to steal major state offices from the seemingly invincible Massachusetts Democratic Party...

Author: By Chip Cummins, | Title: GOP Hopes Are High for 1990 Election | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...deejay said that the men appeared to have no desire to steal any of the station's equipment. "It's not like a robbery, per se. They can't really classify it as that," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intruders Ransack WHRB | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

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