Word: dawned
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...tremendous amount of optimism about a shift toward electric cars. We need to rebuild the [electricity] grid, number one. We need to cap carbon dioxide emissions and put a price on them. And number three, we need to make better batteries and parts. Better batteries will usher in the dawn of the electric...
...over the weekend, Aqeel tried to appeal to his former army comrades. "They were trying to profess their own cause," said Major General Abbas. "They were trying to justify their own actions." In reply, hostage army officers tried to convince him that he was "on the wrong side." As dawn rose over the 100-year-old British-built army garrison, an élite unit of commandos surrounded the small room where the hostages were being held. At 6 a.m., they launched a 45-minute operation that saw fierce cross fire. Three of the hostages died, but 30 were freed...
...article set off no alarms at the White House. There were no discussions in senior staff meetings and no preparations for the pre-dawn announcement. When asked if anyone at the White House had even known Obama was a nominee for the prize, Gibbs said, "Not that I can find...
...able to tell you what became of our friend in the OCS lounge, I will say from my conversations with athletes that he probably never experienced a more transitional period in his life that has caused him to articulate so naturally why he gets up at the crack of dawn every day. When you grow up immersed in an activity that shapes your character and your behavior, there is nothing more rewarding than taking lessons learned over the years and applying them to a successful career, no matter what field it may be in. That makes it all worth...
...usual single tooth here or bit of foot bone there. "When we started our work [in the Middle Awash]," says White, "the human fossil record went back to about 3.7 million years." Now scientists have a trove of information from an era some 700,000 years closer to the dawn of the human lineage. "This isn't just a skeleton," he says. "We've been able to put together a fantastic, high-resolution snapshot of a period that was a blank." The search for more pieces continues, but the outlines of the puzzle, at least, are coming into focus...