Word: hunk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sitting cross-legged in an Arab tent, the guest of honor munched on a hunk of roast lamb as a local entertainer offered animal imitations. "Monsieur le Président, I'm a cock," the man announced, crowing convincingly. "Monsieur le Président, now I'm a dog," he then barked. As the guest sipped Coca-Cola and Evian water, a group of Moorish women serenaded him in Arabic: "De Gaulle entrusted his testament to Georges Pompidou. Welcome." Thus did the 200 guests at a meshwi, an Arab-style barbecue, greet France's President...
...countless ways from countless campus press mills, has the message been put across to the 1,300 sportswriters and broadcasters who will vote later this month to determine the winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, a 50-lb. hunk of bronze that is awarded annually to the "outstanding college football player of the United States." Whoever wins it should award a trophy to his campaign manager, otherwise known as sports information director. Indeed, in this election year, the hustle for the Heisman has been so hard a sell that it has been difficult to tell the players from the politicians...
...linked through marriage to the powerful Simard shipbuilding family, promised to cut provincial spending and provide 100,000 new jobs during his first year in office. His prescription calls for pumping what provincial money he has into programs that will create jobs and for getting a bigger hunk of federal funds for public works projects...