Word: awe
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...matter how powerful humankind thinks itself to be, the forces of nature have a way of asserting themselves, bringing with them both awe and terror. Fires and floods, tornadoes and droughts--all provide startling images that remind us of the power of the natural world. By comparison, our own efforts can seem puny: a railroad buckles, houses cower before an oncoming storm, fishermen desperately try to combat a flood in torrent. In the night sky, a light show beyond the wildest dreams of human engineers makes us primeval once more, gazing to the heavens with the same kind of wonder...
...there is something sinister and insidious lurking beneath Uncle Sam’s contented conservative front. It is the same unsettling force belying the pleasant satisfaction of America’s ever sprawling suburbs. The commitment to justice for the dispossessed—outside of G.O.P. focus groups awe-struck by George—is as absent as black faces in the Senate...
...Marshall Field's department store in the suburban Chicago Woodfield Mall, salesman Jim Heneghan, 17, finds that demonstrating the Dockers technology for customers often helps close a sale. "They're in awe," he says. "Mostly it's the wives--they're tired of getting the stains out of the pants...
...defense of the No. 1 national ranking begins this weekend for the Harvard women’s hockey team. While Harvard’s next two opponents—Northeastern and No. 7 Providence—are not overwhelmed with awe, they do have great respect for the Crimson’s abilities...
...with 7:45 remaining in the first half, the ground began to shake. The field was clearing after Harvard’s second score when a nozzle burrowed its way out of the turf near midfield and began to inflate a large black balloon. The crowd stood in quiet awe while both teams retreated wearily from the minivan-sized globe...