Word: amidst
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...less than three weeks Michael K. Savit will have penned his last piece as an undergraduate sportswriter for The Crimson. This may seem trite amidst review sections and all-nighters in the dining hall, and probably will continue to seem so until you pick up The Crimson at breakfast next September and find little to refresh...
...Augusto Pinochet. Moffitt draws a parallel between the Chilean coverage of this investigation and the American press coverage of Watergate; he says that Pinochet's enemies are using this scandal to force him out of office, in the same way Americans said that Nixon couldn't govern the country amidst the Watergate revelations. He adds that an official in the State Department said two weeks ago that, "Pinochet's days are numbered clearly; that he'll never last the assassination investigations...
...magazines-about 300 a year-are popping out all over the place, and many of the old ones are getting face lifts. Business is good for them now that network advertising costs so much, is seen amidst a clutter of other ads, and intersperses so much junk viewing. This doesn't mean that print is always loftier-one of the new publishing successes is Soap Opera Digest...
...return to normalcy. The first step for many was to battle the chaotic crowds around the baggage area and fight for reclamation of a warm-up suit. Then it was warmth, in a blanket, in sweats, or in a loved-one's arms. With lockerrooms overflowing, runners stripped down amidst the crowds, trying to get comfortable and get off their feet...
Doherty, arriving late from a fellowship interview, stripped down to his uniform quickly and charged onto the field amidst vociferous chants of "Beast!" from the Harvard stands. Just second later, the senior sharpshooter let rip a 12-yard shot that sailed past Brown goalie Charlie Meister, and the Bruins were psyched out of their skulls...