meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

In March, President Obama ended restrictions on the use of federal money for research using human embryonic stem cells.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Florence Joplin also got permission for her son to use a piano in one of the houses she cleaned in Texarkana.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

The use of scientific knowledge in legal cases is called forensics, from the Latin term for a public forum.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

A movement to spread the use of the kangaroo method for preterm babies grew out of Bogota,Colombia, in the nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

In the United States, there are now policies for the use of H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

In the United States, there are now guidelines for the use of H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

Information in a biological passport can help catch athletes who use banned drugs but find ways to avoid testing positive for them.

VOA: special.2011.04.12

And it sank,too. The Confederacy also developed very effective underwater explosive devices for use in the harbors.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

The top United Nations diplomat in Iraq says the delays are creating conditions that opponents of democracy could use for their own gain.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

Japan's desire to use East Asia to gain natural resources and sell manufactured products was in direct conflict with American plans for Asia.

VOA: special.2011.05.26

For example,the White House praised the city's use of environmentally friendly technology in its economic development.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

NASA scientists had tried to solve the problem by designing new tools for use in space.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

His work resulted in the development of the Magnavox Odyssey, a video-game console for home use.

VOA: special.2011.02.23