Word: doublesized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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One day last winter, Senior Editor Timothy Foote found himself playing mixed doubles with a new partner. "She was a really strong and steady player," he recalls, "but well along in the match, she began going to pieces." Foote was puzzled by her collapsing performance until she whispered to him...
Jai alai, a three-walled version of handball, originated in the Basque region of the Pyrenees during the 17th century, and remained unchanged until the sport crossed the Atlantic and became the object of parimutuel betting. Jai alai was adapted to the requirements of the $2 windows around Miami, where...
The authors, headed by Dr. Robert Hoover of the National Cancer Institute, conceded that the statistics must be examined with caution. But the general conclusion was clear: while the incidence of breast cancer changes imperceptibly if at all during the first few years on estrogen medication, it may rise sharply...
In Indian movies, not even kissing is permitted, though frottage (the rubbing of one clothed body against another) is allowed. Moviegoers get mainly what Shashi calls a kedgeree (a spicy dish of rice, peas and shredded onions). This appears on the screen as a mishmash of singing, dancing and bare...
The class members drank a lot, Murphy said, considering that most of them are 72 years old. "A lot asked for doubles, and when they asked for martinis they wanted very little vermouth in them," he said.