Word: catchingly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wintry winds blow and the snowflakes fly, think of those, somewhat more sportingly talented than us, who are seeking the sun in the Southland. Imagine them, lying on the soft sand, sipping exotic potions, or joyfully exhorting their comrades on to greater heights in a friendly game of catch...
...Mars, a probe needs as much power as an earth-side radio station. One possibility is a nuclear battery getting its energy from radioactive materials. Another (one form of which was invented by Professor Gold) is a solar battery of gossamer-light plastic film whose large area will catch several kilowatts of solar power...
...Window. That afternoon, in chill, gusty weather, he slipped out of the embassy unannounced for a two-hour, three-mile stroll. State Department security men had to hustle to catch up, and got several sharp jolts. Seemingly a stranger to red lights, Mikoyan blithely walked across streets against traffic, brought cars to a screaming halt. On Fifteenth Street, a block from the White House, a heavy gust toppled a street light a few feet from Mikoyan, showering glass splinters around...
...talked to me in her Indian language. I could tell she wanted to be friends." The Amueshas, it turned out. were peaceful sun worshipers-their only word for the sun is "our father"-who took to the idea of school enthusiastically. They are perfectly willing, for instance, to catch a particular variety of fish so that it can be photographed, sketched by artists at Yarinacocha, and reproduced in a primer...
...sextet is fortunate to catch B.C. at this time, for the Eagles are in something less than top shape physically, while the Crimson is at full strength, except for second line wing Paul Kelley...