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Word: umbrella (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were old enough to get into Jeff's bedroom, he rigged a buzzer to his door that would go off like a burglar alarm. Later, in what his family has come to think of as the "solar-cooker era"--named after a solar microwave he concocted out of an umbrella and aluminum foil--the garage became his laboratory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jeff Bezos: Bio: An Eye On The Future | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...Bryan: I completely agree that it is a terrific organization. To have an umbrella organization is extremely valuable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: A Table with Big Mouths | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

Once the power play does get established in the offensive zone, the Crimson can whip the puck around the umbrella formation, but has struggled setting up the one final pass or getting the good deflection to light the lamp...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey, Surging No. 14 B.C. To Tangle Tonight | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...Harvard Public Service Network (PSN), the umbrella organization for community service projects on campus, is holding a gift drive. Impact, a organization that does fundraising for and promotes awareness of developing countries, is having a holiday greeting card drive...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gift drive | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...leather high chair framed by a white umbrella and chrome mirrors stands empty at Sephora, the hippest cosmetics store in New York City. A sign discreetly advises, SEPHORA MAKEUP ARTISTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATIONS, but the customers prefer to play in the aisles. In this Art Deco universe, all cosmetics are created equal. Witness the beauty behemoth Estee Lauder occupying the same space as stylish newcomers like BeneFit and Urban Decay. And despite the abundance of salespeople in black pantsuits and single black gloves, supervision is minimal. "I know what I'm looking for, so this works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Beauty Face-Off | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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