Word: awkwardness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Very awkward silence...
...enjoyed Panafest after a month in Ghana. I traveled through the northern rural towns and the southern urban centers. I lived in the central region of Ghana, where the pride of the Ashanti Empire remains. White people, who may have visited Ghana for a week, perhaps facing an awkward conversation or two, might have left with a misconstrued perception of slavery and Africa. I’m happy however, that many of the white people I met left not feeling blame, but feeling the same ownership I have. Ownership of the fact that historical inequities cannot be separated from present...
Before playing a single down for the Crimson, the freshman has been inundated with calls and e-mails requesting interviews, and has shared more than one awkward moment with fans and reporters who are confused when their eyes and their media guides seem out of whack...
...Nixon was allowed to go from the airport to a guest bungalow, and to lunch with Premier Zhou Enlai. But then he was whisked to meet Mao, and the history books describe a meeting of civilizations that was as weird and awkward as it was historic. Mao and Zhou wanted to discuss the recent coup attempt by Lin Biao, Mao's chosen successor; Nixon didn't seem to understand them. He and Henry Kissinger flattered the Chairman. When Kissinger referred to Mao as a "professional philosopher," Mao laughed and asked, "He is a doctor of philosophy?" Nixon's reply...
...ball took an awkward hop on Craig and they had a speedy forward who was able to get around him and kick it in,” Johnson said. “They had very little build up and were basically banking on the fact that at some point the defense would misplay a long ball and they might be able to sneak...