Word: hear
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Instead of a President who waves at Stevie Wonder, says things like, “Awesome speech” to the Pope, and calls the Italian Prime Minister “Amigo,” we will have a president who draws crowds of thousands to hear him deliver coherent speeches in which he pronounces the word “nuclear” as God intended it to be pronounced. But before we mope from used bookstore to used bookstore, picking up dog-eared copies of “Bushisms: Volume Eight” and trying to relive old times...
...economic storm. He speculated that the actual weather—or even the parking situation in Cambridge—may have a greater effect on his sales than macroeconomic conditions.“We had a really good October,” said MacDonald. “Sometimes you hear these economic forecasts, and it just doesn’t matter. The things we sell, these ‘affordable extravagances,’ people will still have their occasional five-dollar ice cream cone or eight-dollar cigar.” But he also acknowledged that his store increasingly...
...daily’s website depicted the Harvard University Band leading scores of tone-deaf revelers in an exultant rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” preceding a chorus of “U-S-A” which typically one would expect to hear at a Republican Party rally in Flyover Country. With the election of Obama, otherwise only tepidly-patriotic liberals could not contain their affection for America...
...Also, since this game isn't particularly interesting, I'll update you on Yale-Brown. It's tied 3-3 and Yale has third and goal. I never thought I'd ever hear myself saying this, but, go get 'em Yale. A Yale win here is really Harvard's only hope for a repeat Ivy title, even if it's just a shared...
...could she even–when all at once Frederick threw himself from the branch and hit the water with a slap. “Frederick! My mountain flower!” Roxanna shrieked. She ran down the hill and dove in after him. Roxanna could still hear the melancholy last notes of “hey nonny, hey nonny,” lingering in the mist when the cold water closed around her. She had seen Frederick’s pale tear-stained face sink beneath the billowing waves and went in search of him. She realized, too late...