Word: flew
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...unit allowed St. Lawrence forward Chelsea Grills to step into a slapshot from well inside the blue line. The shot deflected off of captain Nicole Corriero and flew into the crossbar, the puck then diving down and teetering on the goal line...
Sorrentine shook his head. He decided that he wanted the ball in his hands. The shot was his to take. And with the clock winding down, he seized his chance at greatness. His arching shot from well behind the three-point line flew true, propelling the Catamounts to victory, sending the state of Vermont into chaos, and breaking the hearts of Syracuse fans everywhere—not to mention likely causing a rather significant amount of money to change hands, given the amount of betting that takes place during March Madness...
...predominantly Muslim Uighur ethnic group in northwest China's Xinjiang province, was arrested in August 1999 and sentenced to eight years in prison for "providing secret information to foreigners." Her release came in advance of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Beijing. Kadeer immediately flew to the U.S. and, upon arrival in Washington, D.C., told a cheering crowd, "I will keep on fighting for my people until my last breath...
...casinos that look like billion-dollar monuments to kitsch, the Las Vegas Strip might seem impossible?not to mention inadvisable?to replicate. But Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands and the city's richest developer, thinks America's gambling mecca is ripe for cloning. Last week he flew to Macau, the only place in China where casinos are legal, to unveil a glittering scale model of the Cotai Strip, a $12-15 billion development modeled on Las Vegas' famed stretch of luxury hotels and gaming dens...
...shiv in the ribs is one worry Condoleezza Rice doesn't have. As she flew across Asia last week in her latest overseas trip, holding private meetings with leaders of six nations and appearing almost everywhere on TV, it was clear that in two months in office, Rice has consolidated her power as the chief exponent of the Administration's foreign policy, a perch bolstered by her exceptionally tight relationship with George W. Bush. Rice and Bush are closer than any other President and Secretary of State since Bush 41 and James Baker did their memorable duet 16 years...