Word: blew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington Post quoted U.S. officials as saying that within minutes of an April 5 explosion that blew up a West Berlin discotheque and killed an American serviceman, the East Berlin Libyan "People's Bureau" sent a message to headquarters in Tripoli saying an operation was "happening...
Rather than walk the final 300 yards to a guaranteed victory and five points, the ever-proper Crimson blew the second exchange, disqualifying itself and saving the guests from embarrassment...
Answering questions like those--usually by strapping themselves into the cockpit and mashing the accelerator--is what the sport is all about for drag racers. Garlits, 54, is still miffed about a trick transmission he built that blew off half his right foot on just such a run in 1970. But it doesn't discourage him when misguided people tell him some new idea is crazy...
...both counts, the House bill is a significant improvement over the sham bill the NRA blew by the Senate last summer. The House bill retains the ban on interstate handguns and ends forever the sale and transfer of machine guns. It also keeps open the possibility of surprise inspections for gun dealers. All of these have been hotly contested by the NRA, and hearings or no hearings, many Congressmen were wise to the implications...
...ended his journey in the vicinity of redemption. It was a strange and moving American spectacle to see Wallace a few weeks ago receive an honorary degree from Tuskegee Institute, the blacks in the audience applauding him with a forgiving warmth. Wounded, in his wheelchair, subdued and sweet, he blew them kisses...