Word: leak
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Homophobia used to send Thomas into spasms ofdepression. Now, he fights back. A few months ago, two guys from the Law School screamed about "fucking faggots" while taking a leak of Adams House. Thomas and a friend chased the men down Plympton Street, catching one of them and holding him for the police...
Students enrolled in the course were instructed not to utter the words "cryptanalysis," "intelligence" or "security" outside the classroom under any circumstances. They were also warned not to leak any information to the media...
...leak caused an uproar on Capitol Hill, where legislators are looking to cut costs and share burdens. Senator Joseph Biden, a Democrat, scoffed at the idea of "America as 'Globocop.' " At a recent international conference in Lisbon, I found Europeans and Japanese still fretting about the Times's scoop, which they took as proof that the U.S. is bent on giving new meaning to old cliches like Pax Americana and Uncle Sam as the world's policeman...
This is not the first time government negligence has caused a blowup in Guadalajara's sewer. A similar leak of chemicals in 1983 sent trees and cars flying in a 10-block area and injured 48 people. There have been other explosions in the country since 1978, including a series of gas explosions on the outskirts of Mexico City in 1984 that killed at least 400 people. Fearing a repeat of the Guadalajara episode, last week officials evacuated sections of Mexico City and Saltillo after finding gas leaks there. The angry public mood in Mexico may give President Carlos Salinas...
Taplin himself, an engineer, has invented several items, including a leak-free piston seal to reduce pollutants from vehicle exhausts which is now widely used. Other Taplin creations include devices to regulate cabin pressure in high-altitude aircraft and speed controls for aircraft engines...