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  • noun the time of life between 90 and 100.

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  • noun the time of life between 90 and 100

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Examples

  • She left New York to replicate her success in the less elegant circles of Washington politics, attaching herself as hostess and muse to the restive young conservatives who claimed power in the mid-nineties, intent on destroying the moral assumptions of liberalism.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • McNichol began her acting career with guest roles on shows like "Starsky and Hutch" and "The Bionic Woman," but hasn't regularly starred in a television series since the mid-nineties.

    Kristy McNichol, 'Empty Nest' And 'Family' Actress, Comes Out As Lesbian In People Magazine 2012

  • Since its founding, Korea has had a tradition of fierce, die-hard activism which Koreans themselves may attribute to a diet high in garlic and red pepper, as well as their commitment to social justice, but this ferocity seemed to have gone dormant in the mid-nineties.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • Since its founding, Korea has had a tradition of fierce, die-hard activism which Koreans themselves may attribute to a diet high in garlic and red pepper, as well as their commitment to social justice, but this ferocity seemed to have gone dormant in the mid-nineties.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • Since its founding, Korea has had a tradition of fierce, die-hard activism which Koreans themselves may attribute to a diet high in garlic and red pepper, as well as their commitment to social justice, but this ferocity seemed to have gone dormant in the mid-nineties.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • And in the last 20 years there were two such no-fly zones – one over Bosnia for two years in the mid-nineties and one over northern and southern Iraq spanning from 1991 to 2003.

    No-Fly Zones: Hidden Complexities 2011

  • Cvejic came to the United States in the mid-nineties, leaving the turmoil that was tearing apart the Balkans during the region's brutal civil war.

    Nicole Skibola: The New Face of Microfinance Nicole Skibola 2011

  • Cvejic came to the United States in the mid-nineties, leaving the turmoil that was tearing apart the Balkans during the region's brutal civil war.

    Nicole Skibola: The New Face of Microfinance Nicole Skibola 2011

  • Jamie sticks vanilla seeds in his jam, which only adds to its slightly sickly character, and Nigella pops in a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar for that authentic mid-nineties feel – although balsamic goes well with strawberries, I prefer my strawberry jam to have a fresher flavour.

    How to make perfect strawberry jam 2011

  • Since its founding, Korea has had a tradition of fierce, die-hard activism which Koreans themselves may attribute to a diet high in garlic and red pepper, as well as their commitment to social justice, but this ferocity seemed to have gone dormant in the mid-nineties.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

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