Word: broking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which had presented at least a facade of decency and civilization vanished. The white Southern man remained consumed by one overriding passion--a paranoid fear of black men. And the rape of young black girls by white Southern men was all too frequent until the civil rights movement finally broke the back of Southern white supremacy...
...bound politicians and press people stuck in the terminal broke into two groups: those who believe movement of any sort is better than being at the mercy of forces beyond your control, and those willing to wait it out. After a week at the country's most expensive sleep-away camp for the politically addicted, this mass of cell phones, dirty laundry and self-importance was frustrated. How could the world turn if they were grounded? Paula Zahn reported that her husband couldn't see 41st Street from 42nd. "Let's get a car," she said to Morton Dean...
...squishy if Hillary Clinton had shown up. As it was, the highest-ranking woman may have been Sally Quinn, Clinton's oft-quoted critic in the New Yorker article on the First Lady. Emcee Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who encouraged women to rise and bear witness to their troubles, broke the spell of sisterhood when she pointedly called on Quinn to explain why women participate in the trashing of Hillary. Quinn, stunned, gamely allowed as how Hillary may have finally found her niche pursuing children's issues...
Indeed, every aspect of Feaster's game was clicking. In the first half, the powerfully-built sophomore, not noted for her ball-handling skills, broke by two Brown defenders with a sensational cross-over dribble which left coaches, players and fans speech-less...
Rutgers-Camden's last win came in 1992, so the Pioneers had plenty more time to catch up to Columbia. And can you imagine the headlines and the reactions when they finally broke that streak? All major media outlets would mention it; Rutgers-Camden had a cult following, just like the Columbia football team...