Word: midwestern
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...before the caucuses. What's more, everyone's calculations can be thrown off by a sudden ice storm - or, this time, by the fact that the caucuses are coming on the heels of the holiday season, while colleges are on winter break, and on the same night that a Midwestern team could be playing in the Orange Bowl...
...simultaneously futuristic and organic, and it's not hard to see why Brits voted it their favorite new building of the past 20 years. Similar efforts in the U.S., however, have been received less rapturously. Attempts to build an American version of Eden called Earthpark stalled for years as Midwestern cities like Cedar Rapids, Iowa, doubting the project's profitability, said no. (Pella, a tiny town near Iowa City, finally said yes to Earthpark, scheduled to open...
...simultaneously futuristic and organic, and it's not hard to see why Brits voted it their favorite new building of the past 20 years. Similar efforts in the U.S., however, have been received less rapturously. Attempts to build an American version of Eden called Earthpark stalled for years as Midwestern cities like Cedar Rapids, Iowa, doubting the project's profitability, said no. (Tiny Pella, near Iowa City, finally said yes to Earthpark, scheduled to open...
...shouted with an awkward pump of his fist. “I just knew they were going to pull off this comeback.” You, a Red Sox fan? I refuse to believe it. You’re an all-American, with deep Midwestern roots. “Yeah man, I love it back home. I’ve got some heartland values and all that. But I’m living in Boston right now, and while I’m here, the Red Sox are one of my teams.” But you can?...
...pretended not to be related to the zealous Midwestern woman beside me, my mom would either loudly praise the college for allowing students to roam the libraries’ holdings or berate it for its refusal to further academic freedom. She claimed that open stacks were the key to a fulfilling college experience...