Word: joyousness
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...such traditional sports as figure and speed skating, and red, white and blue pizzazz to the newer events. A few of the world's top snowboarders bypassed the old, gray Olympics, but surely they now regret their decision, as their sport juiced what became, in Salt Lake, a vibrant, joyous pageant...
...Yousuf and Suleman were rescued after 16 months. When their father abandoned the family, their mother was free to protest their sale to Pakistani officials. Although joyous at the boys' return, the family, which had received a total of $240 for their labors, remains too poor to give the children an education, their one hope for a better future. Says their grandfather: "They will become laborers like me and their father...
...handover until the end"--until his commanders turned against him--and then vanished. The bulk of the Afghan Taliban fled in the middle of the night to avoid reprisals by the tribal elders who immediately carved up the city. On liberation day Kandahar was as chaotic as it was joyous. Non-Taliban forces led by Mullah Naqib Ullah, an Omar backer and member of the Alokzai tribe who was handed control of part of the city, skirmished with men loyal to Sherzai trying to grab their share. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said, anywhere from 5,000 to 15,000 Taliban troops...
...handover until the end"?until his commanders turned against him?and then vanished. The bulk of the Afghan Taliban fled in the middle of the night to avoid reprisals by the tribal elders who immediately carved up the city. On liberation day Kandahar was as chaotic as it was joyous. Non-Taliban forces led by Mullah Naqib Ullah, an Omar backer and member of the Alokzai tribe who was handed control of part of the city, skirmished with men loyal to Sherzai trying to grab their share. Meanwhile, the Pentagon said, anywhere from 5,000 to 15,000 Taliban troops...
...victory speech to a joyous crowd in Quincy House, Lee declared...