Word: throw
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most bulimics induce vomiting by gagging themselves with their fingers, but some estimate that about one-third of all bulimics use a toothbrush or other instrument to make themselves throw...
...bunker-style housing & project is a billboard touting one of developer Donald Trump's two casinos: TRUMP CASTLE. WHERE BETTER IS NOT ENOUGH. Just beyond the corner, in the distance, pokes the upswept prow of Trump's 282-ft. yacht, the Trump Princess, at which local kids like to throw rocks. Even Al Glasgow, who has knocked around Atlantic City for 18 years and now publishes a newsletter on casinos, finds the picture cataclysmic. "It's not the end of the world, but you can almost see it from here," he says...
...features nothing but a herd of Caucasians, it can appear dated and stiff. The inclusion of a lone minority-group member has a similar effect. Says Ron Anderson, vice chairman of the Bozell ad agency: "Ten or 15 years ago, there was a sense of tokenism. Some advertisers would throw a black or Hispanic into an ad because they were sensitive to minorities. Now we use blacks and Hispanics to sell a product...
Remember how Tom Yohe '89 and Brian Barringer '88 made the down-and-out pattern look so easy two years ago? Watching Perry throw to Mark Bianchi (five catches, 88 yards) reminded some Harvard followers in the Columbia press box of those days. Only time will tell how close to those days this year's Harvard squad really...
...proctor" does not derive from the Greek proktos, meaning anus. Instead, it comes from the Middle English procutour, meaning "one who holds meetings until at least half of those present fall asleep." Our proctor--and this is not a joke--once took 15 minutes to tell us not to throw oranges out of our windows at passing administrators...