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Word: pushed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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After "warm-up," Satan turns on music that the CIA used effectively for many years to get information from captured spies. The music usually juxtaposes a verb--such as "push" or "beat"--with the word "it" and repeats this inventive combination for 10 minutes at a time...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Low-Impact, High Pain | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

...Push what? Beat what? They never tell...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Low-Impact, High Pain | 9/28/1989 | See Source »

...Sparks made a big impression in his home debut in a Harvard varsity jersey. The 6-ft., 5-in. defensive tackle recorded the Crimson's only sack of the game in the first quarter just after Harvard had tied the score on a Jim Reidy touchdown reception. Sparks helped push Holy Cross signal-caller Tom Ciaccio out of the pocket and eventually chased Ciaccio down for a 17-yd. loss. The Crusaders were forced to punt, setting up the Crimson's second consecutive touchdown drive...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Critical Mistakes Plague Gridders | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

...Claim: "The Council came out against a possible attempt by Harvard's administration to litigate and push off recognition of the newly-formed Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers....Harvard decided not to litigate, and recognized the union's legitimacy...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Lies, Damned Lies, Council Ads | 9/21/1989 | See Source »

...what the sponsors hope to achieve is something of a mystery. Procter & Gamble, the company that makes Downy, will spend $8.5 million to advertise The Wizard of Oz tape. Yet, according to two surveys, at least two-thirds, and perhaps as many as nine-tenths, of all viewers push the fast-forward button when they spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Hoots And Howls at Ads | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

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