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Word: armfuls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...choreography includes kicks, stag leaps and sharp arm movements that create a heavy, staccato feeling. This tone is compounded by the men's ability to dance in unison and in rhythm with the percussion that plays throughout. McKayle intersperses painful expressions of work in the chain gang--throwing fists into the air, clasping hands and stamping feet on the floor--with a flirtatious duet that lightens this somber piece that ends with a gunshot and a man's death...

Author: By Andrea Fastenberg, | Title: Not Ailing | 4/11/1986 | See Source »

...league contest not only answered the question of team power but also the speculation on pitcher Mike Presz, who threw just 8-2/3 innings in 1985 before suffering an arm injury...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Become Homer Happy | 4/9/1986 | See Source »

...arm felt really good today," the junior said...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Become Homer Happy | 4/9/1986 | See Source »

...born, there is nobody who can teach you. "But just like with Koufax and all the great fastball pitchers, it's Gooden's curve ball that really leaves the hitters standing." After his two glorious years, Score lost the 1957 season to a line drive in the eye. His arm shortly withered. "Whatever it is that makes you have a little extra, I just didn't have that anymore. It can be taken away, you know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dr. K Is King of the Hill | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

Gooden does know. His mildly sprained ankle this winter almost panicked Wall Street. "All pitchers hold their breath about arm injuries," he says. "Mostly, people hold their breath around pitchers, especially young fastball pitchers." And yet, says Mets Trainer Steve Garland, "of all the pitchers we have, Dwight's the one I least expect to get hurt." His motion is flexible and his fundamentals flowing; the really heavy work falls to his legs, which are as thick as the rest of him is lithe. "Some pitchers who are overpowering," Tom Seaver says, "you can see the clock is ticking down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Dr. K Is King of the Hill | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

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