Word: fold
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...gain the ultimate legitimization of the manual recounts. "I don't think Gore can walk away," said Louisiana senator John Breaux, widely considered the most agnostic about new legal challenges to the election. "As long as something is pending in court, it would be difficult for Gore to fold his tent...
...worries about the impact that five- or ten- fold expansion of the Internet will have on hop tables...
...their case beyond the ballot boxes of Florida and into the murky territory of endless lawsuits, electoral college skullduggery and Congressional action. In a week's time, we hope, Florida will certify a winner. The other candidate, be he the Man of Sighs or the Man of Smirks, should fold his tents and bow out--for the good of the country...
...game was tied at 4-4 and then Harvard ran off six straight points to lead 10-4. Both teams continued to battle and at one point, the Crimson was up 13-7. However, this time the Pioneers would not fold quite as easily...
...enough star to "legitimately stand on his own" without imitating his well-liked predecessor. He picked a departure, all right--Sheen, lately out of rehab and one of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss's most infamous customers. "I saw it as an opportunity to get back into the fold," says Sheen. It took eight script drafts to introduce deputy mayor Charlie Crawford, a party boy we first see waking up in bed with a flight attendant, late for a press conference. (In an early scenario, there was a blackout, and when the lights came back on, Sheen...