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Word: impromptu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Richard A. Perez, face obscured by computer. Rich belongs to an elite Crimson crew of Sports boys, who tend to make lots of noise, slap high-fives and hold impromptu suitcase auctions in this very space. (Rich is one of the few members who did not attend Regis High School in New York.) FM likes Sports. Aarons used to proof their section until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Annotated Crimson Newsroom | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...Thursday night, Bush's supporters blasted rock music, and Forbes's supporters formed an impromptu mosh pit in front of their chartered...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: McCain Courts Young Republicans | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...Activists have since set up residence on the Navy base, using techniques of civil disobedience to impede military activities. According to Perl-Matanzo, the government of Puerto Rico has officially recognized this impromptu town, listing Vieques Libre in their official register of the nation's towns...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, -- | Title: U.S. to Limit Presence in Vieques | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...stare of approval or reproach, he periodically incorporates the clapping audience into the performance itself. In fact, the entire encore focuses on audience involvement. And you never know what's going to happen next. The players respond directly to the audience, so you may end up with an impromptu player running into the audience or splashing water...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stompin' at the Wilbur | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...waves to the milling crowd as she pumps the pedals of a unicycle with an oversize counterweight fixed beneath. As she tools back and forth along a thin cable strung 19 ft. above the ground, her friends wait for a chance to take a spin. Meanwhile they get an impromptu physics lesson from a guide on how the counterweight and gravity keep the unstable vehicle in equilibrium and prevent their friend from tumbling over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kingdom Of Learning | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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