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Word: trenchcoat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...adult eye, this world becomes a stranger and much more melancholic place. For all his glamor and gumption, Tintin is an emotionally inscrutable character. Like another eternally young character, Peter Pan, Tintin's refusal to grow up (or settle down) betrays an ineffable sadness that clings to his beige trenchcoat...

Author: By Joshua Derman, | Title: Endpaper: Tintin | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

...just dismiss these members of the so-called Trenchcoat Mafia as isolated cases of mental illness and parental failure. They have been taught by their elders that their desires are paramount and that it is okay to achieve them at all costs. We have all been taught that it is okay to kill in the name of justice, that we deserve to have whatever we want, that some lives are not as good as other lives and that these "others" are expendable for their lack of convenience and their inability to meet superficial standards of perfection...

Author: By Christa M. Franklin, | Title: Selfism: The New Prejudice | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...record, what exactly are you wearing? Your trenchcoat seems to be a trademark...

Author: By Shara R. Kay and Jonathan S. Paul, S | Title: Don't Be an Asshole | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

...from a number of makes and models: rifles, revolvers and semi-automatics. Wolf's also sells guns; prices vary considerably depending on the model. A Glock will run you $525, a Colt rifles $450, and you can pick up a nice Luger for $325. If you've got a trenchcoat, you needn't go for the pistol: you can get a sawed-off shotgun for $199. If semi-auto seems weak to you, fully automatic spray machine guns can be rented for $20 per halfhour. Any handgun can be used in the range, including the fearsome .44 Magnum full metal...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: Shooting the Breeze | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

Jessica, of Quincy House, owns a trenchcoat but has never used it in the line of duty...

Author: By Jessica Hammer, | Title: GROWING UP NOIR | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

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