Word: decking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That's not at all intended to cast aspersion on the dedicated scientists at Caltech in sunny Pasadena, Calif. (the weather of said city being another science-fiction-like spectre from the vantage point of a New England winter). Malfunctioning antenna and tape deck aside, their probe has lasted six years in space and will, we hope, give us some spectacular pictures...
...pool was not the only place where the Crimson swimmers stood out. On deck, the swimmers constantly cheered on their teammates, unifying the team and creating a positive atmosphere...
...card game, he turns over one card at a time from the top of a randomly shuffled deck. Students must guess whether the card will be red--if it is, they win a dollar. If it's black, they lose...
...before the Marine Resources Reserve was established for the Galapagos, a foreign fishing vessel was noticed. This ship apparently had permission to fish for shark among the islands. We were suddenly disturbed by the sight of hundreds of shark fins drying on lines strung above the vessel's main deck. That was only a hint of what the future was to bring. Now, because of overfishing, there is a ban on lobstering and the sea cucumber is threatened...
...defense of the accusation that Cochran and the defense had introduced the "race card," he said introducing the race card was impossible because "[the prosecution] held the deck...