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Word: calmed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dark side of the force set free in the '60s. The paeans to the generation's liberties echo dolorously, as Love has truly become as strong as Death. "Sometimes," ( Eric Clapton said recently, "you need to hear some harmonic softeners, some quiet, to kind of quench the fire and calm yourself." But the fire cannot be fully extinguished. Though they abhor its destructiveness, those who lived through 1968 are still hooked on the energy, prisoners of their old freedoms. They may now feel safe, but they are sorry. For they were born, born to be wild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture | 2/2/1989 | See Source »

...media executives produced a constant din of demands on his time. Through it all, Brown moved at his amiable pace, never snapping. He shows the same style as he travels in pursuit of the chairmanship amid the crisp flutter of his professional staffers. Only small signs show that the calm is partly a facade: eyes that keep darting and miss nothing, a leg that shakes back and forth like a place-kicker's as he sits and talks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Running As His Own Man: RONALD BROWN | 1/30/1989 | See Source »

...exceptional because of her coolness under pressure," sailing Coach Ben Cesare says. "She's calm and collected, and in sailing that's crucial. She has a goodly portion of innate ability and she's started with the things that are harder to teach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Trot-ting on to Your Wheaties Box | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

Schools were closed and police cordoned off a 130-block area as city leaders sought to restore calm in the predominantly Black Overtown neighborhood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Shooting Sparks Riot in Miami | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

Reagan spent two full hours getting ready for the finale. Up in his private quarters, he sipped warm ginger ale to clear his throat, calm a stomach upset from the night before. "Remember," cautioned Nancy, "this is your last one." Reagan got an impish look. "Oh, I don't know about that." Most other people think they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Full-Dress Finale | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

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