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Word: insult (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...field's chief groundskeeper, are dissatisfied with life. The secretary cheats on her husband with Gravely, and the groundskeeper is an alcoholic. The townspeople who harass Gravely must have pathetic lives or they would not be calling the coach in the middle of the night solely to insult his wife...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: Distinctly Southern Melancholy | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

Others say the strategy is working. Sandi Dubowski '92 has no difficulty reeling off a list of once derogatory terms used to describe some gays and lesbians, from "salsa sisters" to the "S&M community." He says that he can't think of any word that would insult...

Author: By Veronica Rosales, | Title: What's in a Name? | 12/7/1990 | See Source »

...sure bigots are ingenious enough that if the word `queer' is reclaimed they will find another to insult us," he says...

Author: By Veronica Rosales, | Title: What's in a Name? | 12/7/1990 | See Source »

...tends to ) attract rodents and insects. Nonetheless, a handful of mail-order companies and other shippers in the U.S., Canada and Europe have begun packing with popcorn (butter and salt not included). Such small innovations, along with dramatic shifts by companies like McDonald's, may someday eliminate a major insult to the environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: A Burger to Go - Hold the Plastic | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...known as tumor- suppressor genes, or anti-oncogenes, turn the process off. In their normal form, both kinds of genes, working together, enable the body to perform the critical function of replacing dead or defective cells. But slight alterations in the genetic material, whether inherited or caused by environmental insult, can provoke the rampant cell division that leads to cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Cracking Cancer's Code | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

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