Word: breed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...member of that rare breed, the native Texan, I have watched with much horror the Yankee reinvasion of the state [May 11], particularly in Dallas and Houston. Our streets are becoming congested and our resources scarce. The Northerners are trying to destroy our cities, as they have their own. We will fight to keep the unions out of here and to prevent Texas from becoming a socialistic welfare state...
...weekends, Wiggins immersed himself in an even more extravagant pursuit as a multimillionaire cattle breeder. He rode high in the saddle as owner of a six-state ranching empire that included the U.S.'s largest herd of Limousin beef cattle, a prizewinning French breed...
Readers of The Scotch (1964) are reminded of the dour, industrious breed of Canadian farmers that molded the future agricultural economist, Harvard professor, Washington bureaucrat, journalist and diplomat: "A long day following a plodding, increasingly reluctant team behind a harrow endlessly back and forth over the uninspiring Ontario terrain persuaded one that all other work was easy...
...freshmen, Maria Pe and Erica Schulman, symbolizing the new breed in women's tennis, assumed the top positions and won handily in routine matches. In other play, newcomer Kristen Mertz had an easy win at number five against Rebecca Larson, 6-0, 6-4, while Betty Quigley won BC's only singles match over Liz Siegel in three sets...
...part of NASA'S so-called getaway specials, compact canisters as small as 1.5 cu. ft. that can be placed on a flight for as little as $3,000. One young man recently announced he intended to use such an experimental package to see if fruit flies breed in space. What will be next...