Word: lucked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...things over the Truman Balcony onto the lawn. But as summer turned to fall, the state of their union was becoming a burning political question. Republicans didn't have to talk up the prospect of his resigning; Democrats were doing it for them. Even his most reliable friend, luck, was giving Bill Clinton a cold shoulder: Saddam was mocking him, Russia was collapsing, and so were the world markets...
...fitting testament to the perils of ballooning that this 18th-century technology has never been successfully employed to circumnavigate the globe. But where technical difficulties, bad weather and worse luck have taken their toll in the past, the dark clouds of politics are threatening now as Richard Branson, Steve Fossett and Per Lindstrand approach northern Chinese airspace -- which Chinese authorities insist is off limits...
...townhouse-style Hastings is also one of the most convenient dorms with its proximity to Langdell Library and classrooms. Bate says the hall is one of the most popular and students get rooms there largely by luck of the lottery...
...other cases, it's just luck...
...Dominguez says. "The paperwork wasn't that hard to do, but it's tough because you have to pick what [lottery] you want to go into. You have to tell them what month you want to move in. If you don't accept that then you're out of luck...