Word: glowing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heady morning of Feb. 9, they could have been excused for addressing themselves in the mirror as "Mr. President." Bob Dole and Dick Gephardt had just won the Iowa caucuses (remember them?) and had every reason to expect a surge that would carry them to their nominations. But the glow did not survive Super Tuesday, and last week they bowed to the inevitable and quit the race. More than 3,000 reporters covered the Iowa campaign. In the end it turned out to be less important than the Michigan Democratic caucuses, for which nary an exit poll was taken. Even...
...most advanced machines may someday evolve into electronic brains that are not just incredibly fast but smart as well. The quest has been taken up by almost every major nation. And no wonder: the potential rewards -- in industrial productivity, scientific research and national security -- are staggering. Grown men glow with childlike excitement when they describe robots that will see their way around a factory, typewriters that will take dictation, defense systems that will make the world safe from nuclear arms...
...Shortly afterward, black activists from New York City arrived in Wappingers Falls to take charge of the case. On their advice, Brawley clammed up, refusing to provide investigators with further details. In the ensuing months, the case exploded into a statewide political and racial controversy, bathed in a glow of national publicity...
...Games begin, and in the pageant' s glow even the most professional of athletes becomes an ebullient amateur again...
...Wedenesday at the club before a sellout crowd of 150 people. During its set, the band played a cover version of the U2 hit "With or Without You" and a new Sting tune called "Rock Steady." The group also showed off some of its original melodies, including "Deep Blue Glow...