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Word: fakes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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WHEN a line from Adolph Hitler's Mein Kampf appeared in the Dartmouth Review's masthead on Yom Kippur, conservatives across the country picked sides. Some right-wingers, including William F. Buckley, rallied to the paper's defense, calling the incident a fake and the Dartmouth equivalent of the Tawana Brawley case. Others argued that the Review's patently offensive tactics discredited a more thoughtful conservative voice...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Why Are `Good Men' Hard to Find? | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...professional skaters was open to him -- to wit, Ice Capades or Holiday On Ice. Signing with either established show, or with competing vehicles, would have meant performing mostly for children, vying for their attention with actors impersonating furry animals and cartoon characters. It would have meant coping with fake snow sifting from the ceiling and a clutter of chorus members on the ice. Boitano wanted nothing to do with six-performance weekends in the company of Snow White and the Seven Smurfs. "I didn't want people to come see me and remember how good I used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: A Spectacle for Thinking Adults | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...good lesson for Ralph to learn that he's got to get people up off their feet," Roby said about his All-Ivy forward who was the reason the Celtics scout attended the game. "He's got to shot fake. If he does that, he'll be able to score anytime he wants...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: M. Cagers Careen Norway | 11/15/1990 | See Source »

...about six students representing various campus gay and lesbian groups distributed fliers and stickers protesting Sullivan's stance on AIDS-related issues. In addition, the activists placed fake programs containing condoms and a list of demands for Sullivan at each place-setting in the dining hall...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Foundation Honors Sullivan | 11/10/1990 | See Source »

Some residents who believed the alarm was a fake did not leave their rooms at first, students said. Others near the fire said that the thick smoke and loud alarms disoriented them...

Author: By Veronica Rosales, | Title: Adams House Fire Forces Evacuation | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

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