Word: euphoria
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While he is juggling all that, Aristide must instill a spirit of realism among follows who have been swept up in the wild euphoria of his return. Their immense anticipation has generated hopelessly extravagant expectations -- so inflated, in fact, that the President risks failing before he is even given a chance. "People will hold him to unfairly high standards," says an American official. "There are exaggerated expectations of his -- and our -- ability to make fundamental changes...
Despite the euphoria after the Irish Republican Army's cease-fire declaration six weeks ago, few Northern Ireland citizens were incautious enough to believe that the end of their long troubles was at hand. Last week, however, it looked like another critical step closer when the two most important paramilitary groups of Protestant loyalists, plus a smaller one, announced that they too would "cease all operational hostilities" effective midnight Oct. 13. The prospects of an end to 25 years of bloodshed seemed brighter. "It's a great day for the people of Northern Ireland," said John Hume, leader of Ulster...
...clarion call for unilateral withdrawal from "the territories" went against the grain of the unbridled popular euphoria in the wake of Israel's stunning military victory. It was only some decade-and-a-half later, following Israel's Vietnam-like experience in Lebanon, that his writings and speeches began to win attentive audiences across Israel...
Before the man became a celebrity, he was shouting GOL! GOL! GOL! GOL! GOL!, etc. because the sport of soccer is a part of his upbringing, and seeing a perfect play develop sends him and many other people into a state of euphoria...
Eaton Professor of the Science of Government Samuel P. Huntington says that though the current mood in Haiti is Jubilant, "the moment of euphoria will disappear quickly...