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Word: afar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...heard no hospital reports, Terry assumed the hospitals were filling up in New York. After listening to news reports and talking to a roommate who worked at a medical clinic this past summer, Terry realized that donating blood would be the most immediate thing that someone could do from afar. He began gathering his blockmates when another idea struck him. If we could get our 15 blockmates together, there is no reason we couldnt get 150 more...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blood on his Shirt | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...lucky enough to get a room with a view, you'll see it right away. A shimmering monument of white, it floats above the shabby city of Agra. From afar, the Taj Mahal is as beautiful as the poets promise--a glowing tribute to obsessive adoration and a symbol of India around the world. But up close, the picture begins to crumble. Acid rain and condensation from the former Mughal capital's coke-fueled factories and, environmentalists say, a nearby oil refinery are eating away the marble and turning what remains the color of unloved teeth. The famous canals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At The Taj Mahal, Grime Amid Grandeur | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

...Mexican government, they patiently answered questions about their village of rutted streets and shuttered shops, donning ski masks and bandannas only when it came to picture taking. "As indigenous people, we are threatened and exploited," said council president Lucas Hernandez Ruiz. "We are happy you have come from afar to witness our resistance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greetings From Zapatista Land | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

...Mexican government, they patiently answered questions about their village of rutted streets and shuttered shops, donning ski masks and bandannas only when it came to picture taking. "As indigenous people, we are threatened and exploited," said council president Lucas Hernandez Ruiz. "We are happy you have come from afar to witness our resistance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greetings from Zapatista Land | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

...Mexican government, they patiently answered questions about their village of rutted streets and shuttered shops, donning ski masks and bandannas only when it came to picture taking. "As indigenous people, we are threatened and exploited," said council president Lucas Hernandez Ruiz. "We are happy you have come from afar to witness our resistance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holidays in Heck: The Allure of Reality Tourism | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

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