Word: breathing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Washington press conference, hastily convened after word of the discovery leaked to the journal Space News, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin echoed the excitement. "It's an unbelievable day," he said. "It took my breath away." But, he cautioned, "the scientists are not here to say they've found ultimate proof...We must investigate, evaluate and validate this discovery, and it is certain to create lively scientific controversy...
Prince William is the ideal king-in-waiting, having inherited the best features of his parents: his mother's good looks and his father's devotion to duty. There is no doubt that William is a breath of fresh air. MAHMOUD RAKHSHANI Toronto...
...crowd of 32,620 held its breath, she ran, she jumped, and she landed--on her feet. Or foot. Instantly, she winced in pain and lifted her injured left ankle, hopping on one foot to face the judges before collapsing in pain. After her solid score of 9.712 was posted, two assistants carried her out of the Georgia Dome as the other girls were trapped between celebration and concern for their teammate. Strug returned to join them for the medal ceremony, carried in the bearlike arms of Karolyi, whose instinct for the theatrical proved as sure as his knack...
Actually, the word kabaddi is derived from a Hindi word that means "holding breath"--the point of the chant being that the raider has to accomplish his mission in one breath. I learned that only last month from an article by an English writer named John Hargreaves in Hemispheres, the United Airlines magazine. Although the word kabaddi is used for the chant in most of the world, Hargreaves wrote, "in Nepal this is 'Do-Do,' in Sri Lanka 'Guddo,' in Malaysia 'Chaddo-Guddo,' and in Indonesia 'Techib.'" Imagine appearing before the Olympic committee to argue acceptance for a game...
There are two seconds left on the game clock, and college football's national championship is on the line. Nervous fans watching on television across the country hold their breath as the kicker readies himself for a 55-yd. field-goal attempt. They look over his shoulder as he peers between the goalposts, deep into the recesses of...a Ruffles potato-chip...