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Word: flew (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dawn on his vacation, Lee Peachey climbed a hill in the Ecuadorian cloud forest and unfolded thin nets strung between bamboo poles. When birds, often Amazilia hummingbirds or gray-breasted wood wrens, flew into the nets, he patiently untangled them and, with sweat pouring down his face and into his glasses, carried them down a steep path to a work station below. There he and his wife Helen or one of their three teammates on an Earthwatch expedition recorded the birds' size, type and condition, took blood samples and made sure they were banded before setting them free. At dusk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Lend a Helping Hand | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...started to feel it last week. A smooth, comforting feeling that began in the pit of my stomach, rose up to my chest, and flew through every limb of my body. It's unmistakable. It's autumn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: How To: Cross a Street | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...senior Joe Weidle flew in from the right side to block the point-after attempt of kicker Mike Murawczyk. With 5:33 left, Harvard held on to a one-point lead...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL FINISHES DISAPPOINTING 4-6 | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

...Harvard flew out to the Midwest to play a deuce with the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Storey and Bala returned to the lineup and Harvard discovered it would be a different team 7:58 into the first period...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MEN'S HOCKEY CAN'T OVERCOME 0-8-1 ECAC START, NOW FACES TOMASSONI'S RESIGNATION | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

Ever wonder why we say that a baseball player "flied out to center" instead of "flew out to center"? Pinker explained that the meaning of the word 'fly' has changed as the word changed from a verb to the noun 'fly ball' and then back to a verb. Over that transformation, the suffix for the past tense has also changed...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pinker Explains Language | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

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