Word: flash
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There was some excitement. Friends of the riders would come, bringing bands, flags, popcorn, whiskey, noise. Now and again an ambitious rider, chafing at the long grind, would flash forth and seek to lap the field with a burst of speed. The pack would leap out in pursuit, catch him, or he it, from the rear, then settle down again. Every few hours came compulsory sprints, for points. And bored spectators would sometimes get the announcer's ear, offer $20, $100, to the winner of a special sprint. Megaphoned to, the riders would tense, dart away, tear over the line...
...cavalcade made its way to the Government building. Assembled troops gave a royal salute, a band rapped out the strident music of God Save the King, the sun caught the flash of swords as the cavalry saluted King George's representative in Egypt...
...smooth yellow oval, spun lazily across the continent, it shone down on another meteor, one Friedman, who played for Michigan against Wisconsin. Now Meteor Friedman, in turn, thinking of flashing, dazzling "Red" Grange who had torn through his team the week before, had determined that he himself would flash, dazzle. Wherefore, he scored one touchdown himself and threw passes that made possible the two more. The score: Michigan 21, Wisconsin...
...single flash of lightning may destroy a dirigible, helium or hydrogen filled. The ZR-3 was delayed again and again by adverse weather conditions and it cannot land in fog. Is it possible to maintain schedules in the face of such conditions...
...points by vigorous movements of his head and by striking his right list into his left palm. He was a lad of medium height. His slightly curling hair was a light brown color, and he were side whiskers. Behind his spectacles I could see his keen blue eyes flash, and he seemed entirely absorbed in his speaking. His words poured out rapidly, and he fairly stammered in his eagerness to express his ideas. He frowned as he talked, yet at times he paused and smiled. And I noted for the first time, his singular yet winning expression as his short...