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Word: groaned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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When Tuesday's vote closed at 6 p.m., the M.P.s gathered in the House of Commons' lobby and awaited the result: Major got 185 votes, Heseltine 131, Hurd 56. As it became clear that Major had missed a majority by only two votes, a large groan of frustration rose up. The prospect of a third ballot was too much to bear after the tension-filled days of the previous three weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain A Victory of Major Proportions | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...PAST TWO YEARS, state education officials have been learning to groan inwardly with each passing revelation about the size of the state's massive budget deficit...

Author: By Matthew J. Mcdonald, | Title: A Threat To Education? | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

Every week, opposing coaches moan and groan about the momentous challenge of designing a defense to neutralize Restic's complicated Multiflex...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Gridders Can't Turn Back Page | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

...Eastern Division, the Toronto Blue Jays struggle to realize their vaunted potential and atone for a notorious swoon three years ago, when they lost a 3 1/2-game lead in the final week. Such a hex would be no burden to Toronto's rivals, the Boston Red Sox, who groan under a curse of mythological heft. The Sox, as their minions are ever mindful, have gone 72 years without winning a World Series. At Fenway Park, a fan holds up a sign with nothing but the reproachful date...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Streaking Hard for the Top | 10/8/1990 | See Source »

...mother indicated that I should try to wake her. After a half-hearted attempt to do so, the woman responded with a soft, almost inaudible groan...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: In the Name of Justice | 10/4/1990 | See Source »

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