Word: closeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this close to finishing a book. Reading it, that...
...grew up and our 24-hour days became shorter, our interests in collecting stamps vanished, as did our commitment to stay in touch. Throughout the last decade, our annual summer get-togethers has served to remind us both of how close we once were and also of how distant we all seem...
...like you to get some ultrasound tests." Seven days and several hundred dollars later, you learn you have mitral-valve prolapse, a condition in which the tiny flaps of tissue that keep blood from flowing backward between the chambers on the left side of the heart don't close completely. Even though you feel fine, your insurance company jacks up your premiums, citing research from the past 20 years that shows you're at greater risk of dying suddenly or suffering a stroke. Your dentist makes you take antibiotics every time you get your teeth cleaned to prevent a potentially...
Outside the pavilion, Hamilton has erected a 90-ft. wall of glass and steel that blocks the prospect of the building from afar. Up close, looking through the glass, the building seems to wobble and melt, blurred and distorted...
...biggest thing Bush has going for him is he's not Clinton. G.W. is no saint, but compared with Clinton, he's close. ROGER C. BURTON Sugarland, Texas...