Word: bursting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Then two years ago, with the onset of the nation's deepest postwar recession, the balloon burst. As costs skyrocketed and the flow of corporate promotions slowed, the advertising business ran into trouble. Today, after struggling through one of the worst periods in its history, advertising is far more sober and hungry than it used...
...half hour before game time, there were no more seats left, yet the throngs of multi-lingual, beer-toting fans continued to file up the ramps. The finally burst over the retaining wall, scrambling to the edge of the playing field...
These two "legends" were calmly, skillfully and--yes--artistically engineering their teams' offense, weaving down the field and finding open men with pinpoint accuracy. And there was always the promise of a burst of a speed on aged legs, a flurry of moves and a blistering drive...
...Harvard fired off another burst to grab the lead a second time. In less than 10 seconds MacKenzie scored twice. First he scooped up a ground ball at the right sideline and streaked unmolested to the crease for an easy score. He then converted on a beautiful pass from Sandy White off the ensuing face-off to give Harvard a 6-5 lead...
...first time, both sides in Beirut wheeled up heavy artillery. Most civilians, accustomed to gunfire and mortars, did not recognize the sound of howitzer fire as the first shells came arcing out of the mountains ringing Beirut to burst with gigantic splashes in the Mediterranean alongside the seafront boulevards. As the gunners found their range, reported TIME Correspondent Karsten Prager, the shells began to slam into office buildings and apartment houses. Sound trucks sped through the hastily cleared streets warning citizens: "Go to your basements and avoid elevators when the shells come." For some, the warning was too late...