Word: bouquet
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Smith's famous early burst won the lead, and Lewis' 8.94 split topped off the first world record of the Olympic track meet: 37.83. Lewis' sister Carol, who had failed to make the finals in the women's long jump, greeted him with a bouquet and a heart-shaped balloon-hearts and flowers. "This has been the time of my life," he said. "I'm tired emotionally and physically. The world record lifts me up." He planned to celebrate by jumping fully clothed into a swimming pool...
...fact not competed in the Summer Games since 1952. But the People's Republic laid to rest all doubts about its athletic prowess on the first day in Los Angeles, when Pistol Shooter Xu Haifeng, 27, stood on the victory platform with a bird-of-paradise bouquet in his left hand and a gold medal around his neck. Said he: "I've come here representing a billion people, and they all had high expectations. China wants to wash away its image of being the weakling of Asia...
...bees buzzed among the blue petunias. The tourists gawked through the iron fence at the far end of the South Lawn. Warmth and tranquillity ruled. Reagan never shouted or scowled. With amiable demeanor and a gesture of good will, he was able to gather a varied political bouquet. Robert Strauss, former Democratic national chairman, was almost silent. House Democratic Majority Whip Tom Foley looked content. The gallant, crippled Jacob Javits, former Republican Senator from New York, wired his blessings. Judge John Sirica, who sent the Watergate offenders to jail, sat straight and proud. Rabbi Joseph Glaser caught every word...
...scratched the name Christopher in yellow chalk on the pavement at Bermuda's Royal Navy base. In red, next to this makeshift memorial, he wrote "Marques." A single yellow rose was placed beside the young boy's name and a bouquet of red and white carnations by that of the ship. Only then did Polish Captain Jan Sauer talk about how he and his schooner Zawisza Czarny rescued the survivors of the ill-fated Marques, the stately square-rigger that sank near Bermuda last week killing 17 sailors and trainees, their captain, Stuart Finlay...
...warfare. The 1977 murders that led to five convictions were one round of a raging dispute with a rival biker gang, the Mongols. Eaton and four other Angels ambushed two Mongol bikers on a San Diego freeway and machine-gunned them down. At the slain Mongols' funeral, a bouquet of red-and-white carnations (the Angel colors) and a dynamite-loaded Rambler were dropped off. The car exploded, injuring three mourners. The Mongols retaliated by gunning down Hell's Angel "Godfather" Raymond Piltz in 1982 at a biker bar in Lemon Grove, Calif...