Word: midday
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...beach in a scene reminiscent of a Club Med. They have good reason to celebrate: soon they will be flying off to freedom in the U.S. Meanwhile, less than a mile away, more than 200 Haitian children lounge listlessly under drab green tents, seeking refuge from the harsh midday sun. Camp Nine, their home since last June, is a desolate patch of cactus-filled desert where the only sign of life is an occasional banana rat or iguana. A fence encircles the camp, which is guarded by American soldiers. The children, many of them orphans, have languished in this dusty...
...midday of May 14, Egyptian forces had advanced deep into the southern Negev. An Iraqi column moved toward the Jordan river. The Transjordanian Arab Legion was arrayed along the river. On the upper reaches of the Jordan, a Syrian brigade was ready to attack the villages in the valley. Apart from the impetuous Egyptians who had already printed stamps to commemorate their "imminent victory," the Arab governments were awaiting the Mandate's last official hour before launching their attack...
...knew the situation better: "I have been right so far, which is unforgivably infuriating to the bureaucracy." Martin initially refused even to allow the precautionary felling of a huge tamarind tree that blocked helicopters from landing in the embassy courtyard. A U.S. embassy team hacked it down only around midday April 29, when the evacuation was entering its last hours...
...with mustaches and calloused hands fill the bar at midday. They are hard-swearing and careful to open the door for the occasional entering woman. Colored Christmas lights deck the smoky ceiling of the bar, and someone has carved "Free Ireland" into the wooden counter...
...hoped, will eventually disburse more than some $645 million in financial aid from international lenders. The capital's sidewalks are bristling with vendors. Mango growers have sold $600,000 worth of fruit abroad, and orange peels destined to flavor Grand Marnier are again drying in the midday...