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Word: styrofoam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Trash is getting bulkier, according to the audit. Fluffy materials like wrappers and boxes from late-night snacking and packing material like styrofoam contributed to this trend...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Trash Becomes Treasure: EAC Divines Solutions in Harvard Waste | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...Lulu, a self-proclaimed "personality" from the free-bimonthly rag Stuff at Night, emceed the evening. Sporting a form-fitting black dress with glittering green styrofoam martini olives in her hair, she announced in her introduction, "My name is Lulu, not olive head...

Author: By A.m Taub, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Quest For The Best: Bartending Battle at the Blue Cat Cafe | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

...stage will come to life in mere hours, but it already shows hints of 15th-century England. Cocoa-shell mulch that crunches underfoot covers the stage floor. Three huge rocks--actually large chunks of styrofoam--lie on a large platform beside the main part of the stage. A curved and seemingly rickety ramp meanders its way from a height of about 10 feet down to the stage...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Director's Project Takes On Richard III | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...stage will come to life in mere hours, but it already shows hints of 15th-century England. Cocoa-shell mulch that crunches underfoot covers the stage floor. Three huge rocks--actually large chunks of styrofoam--lie on a large platform beside the main part of the stage. A curved and seemingly rickety ramp meanders its way from a height of about 10 feet down to the stage...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: My Kingdom for Richard III | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...comet, Stardust and Wild 2 will still shoot past each other at nearly 4 miles per second, 10 times as fast as a speeding bullet. In order to catch dust particles without disintegrating them, Jet Propulsion Lab engineer Peter Tsou first thought of making a trap out of Styrofoam; he figured dust would bury itself harmlessly inside. Unfortunately, says Tsou, "cosmic dust particles are so small that on Styrofoam, I wouldn't be able to see them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Close Encounter with a Comet | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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