Word: lulled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...President Boris Yeltsin ordered an end to air strikes that had laid waste to wide areas of the separatist republic's capital, Grozny. It was unclear whether Yeltsin's order, announced as he sent more crack Russian units toward the city, was a prelude to peace talks or a lull before a fresh ground assault. Yeltsin is facing renewed political opposition to the unpopular war at home and abroad. In Moscow, Grigory Yavlinsky, a leading reform lawmaker, called for his resignation. European criticism became unabashed for the first time, as France demanded that Russia explain the increasingly brutal campaign, Germany...
Curiously, Harvard's decision to start the center comes during a lull in activism by Latino groups. The leaders of some organizations say their members have been discouraged by the lack of progress in Latino studies...
...thankful for the lull in the action, to a certain degree. I'm dreading what comes next...
...more established women's organizations seemed to have settled into a post-conflict lull...
Then, the new offices weren't ready in time for the station to move, and WHRB stopped broadcasting. Barylski says the lull is not unprecedented in the station's 54-year history...