Word: grandly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Weeks in his seat and uttered a number of racial insults. Weeks took out an unlicensed pistol, according to police, and shot Zilimbinaks dead. Like Goetz, Weeks slipped away unnoticed. Unlike Goetz, he did not turn himself in or confess. Police finally tracked him down six years later. The grand jury refused to indict him, and so he went free. There were few headlines, and the case was quickly forgotten...
Although police prevented protesters from mobilizing into the "grand peace march" called for by the opposition, its leaders declared a major victory...
...recalls, still wondering a little at the memory, "when the Academy announced | male vocalist of the year, you're talking about a shock. Winning in the same category with George Jones and George Strait!" Along with his armful of trophies, Randy got himself invited to join the Grand Ole Opry -- at 28 he is the youngest member ever -- and is currently burning up the interstates on tour...
...paces. Moses Herzog was the first, but not the last, of the author's heroes to suffer the risible torments of the hypereducated man. Notable among these is the discovery that life in 20th century America has a few tricks up | its sleeve that are not covered by the grand panoply of Western culture. It is possible, in such cases, to know nearly everything and nothing...
...figured, with a brain like yours, the object is to recover money from Uncle Harold. That's the overall game plan." From the sidelines, Kenneth comments bitterly, "Basically, he didn't even want what they wanted -- the money. As many dollar bills as it would take to fill the Grand Canyon wouldn't have been enough for them. Plant morphology satisfied him. So how were they to understand one another...