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Word: sell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Barrett, 22, Jacobson drove across the country, stopping briefly in Des Moines to pick up identification papers using names from tombstones in a cemetery. The pair bought a car and camped out or stayed in motels. Jacobson reportedly got money from friends and tried to reach writers, hoping to sell his story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Future Denied | 7/21/1980 | See Source »

...latest to join the California wine rush is Piper-Heidsieck. Two weeks ago, the French firm announced a $6 million ménage à trois with Renfield Importers and Sonoma Vineyards that will create a sparkling son of Heidsieck to be called Piper Sonoma. It will sell for $10-$12 a bottle, vs. $17 or more for the company's Continental bubbly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Grand Alliances | 7/21/1980 | See Source »

...think it should be legalized," says the bearded Chong, who directed Next Movie. "It would put too many dealers out of work. Plus, the government has this deal where they seize the smugglers' boats and sell them back to the dealers--it's a small industry that might hurt the economy if it failed...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Living on Spongecake | 7/18/1980 | See Source »

...truth, that the Jews and other Anglos are just jealous because Spanish is the growth industry in Miami. But the economics of the New Prosperity have caused misery for a lot of Miamians. The influx of South Americans has driven real estate prices through the roof, three-bedroom houses sell for $500,000 and more; one-bedroom apartments start at $400 in many parts of town. The only people who can afford Florida's standard of living are the tourists, and this has set everyone in Miami on edge. With the area suffering from an astonishing inflation rate...

Author: By Paul R.Q. Wolfson, | Title: Miami--From Oy Vay to Oye | 7/15/1980 | See Source »

There is a new Muhammad Ali. Gone is the gentle smirk, the I-know-this-is-all-a-game look he would flash when reciting one of his poems. The words no longer flow. Instead, Ali forces them out. You can almost hear him thinking, "Got to sell this fight, got to...sell...this...fight." Ali now waves both arms like a broken wind-mill when he rants and raves. He has become a professional wrestler. He is Gorilla Monsoon...

Author: By Nevin I. Shalit, | Title: Muhammad Ali: Losing the Real Title | 7/15/1980 | See Source »

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