Word: mile
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they are known in the industry, account for an astonishing 40% of automobile sales yet generally provide gas mileage of less than 20 m.p.g. "With a typical SUV like a Chevy Blazer," says Mike Morrissey, spokesman for the American Automobile Association, "gas and oil will cost 6.8 cents a mile, compared with 5.9 cents for a Ford Taurus and 4.5 cents for a Ford Escort...
...wheel of fortune was turning for the Olympic flame last week as both Pat Sajak and Vanna White took turns carrying the torch as it began its 15,000-mile journey from Los Angeles to Atlanta. Ten thousand other people have been chosen as well, including runners, ordinary folks and such celebrities as Olympians Janet Evans and Sugar Ray Leonard. (Though Gloria Estefan hasn't quite confirmed, Billy Ray Cyrus had to decline the opportunity, and Jeopardy's Alex Trebek won't turn up till the very end.) There will be no loneliness for these long-distance runners...
...former CIA director. Daring World War II intelligence operative, controversial overseer of Vietnam-era covert activities, Colby was an ironic choice to restore the CIA's reputation in the post-Watergate era. Hopes that he will be found alive have dimmed since the discovery of his capsized canoe a mile from his Maryland home...
...coaster ride, High Roller, is a mild high, a fifth of a mile high. The coaster circles the pod three times in just under a minute, reaching a granny-at-the-wheel top speed of 35 m.p.h. That's fast enough to italicize the giddiness and slow enough for you to dare to look out on the Vegas panorama. Toward the end the track climbs; your car takes a few nice, scary jolts--and you briefly join Stupak in his nightmare...
...collapsed after crossing the finish line, will not defend his title. Hampered by an ankle injury, Hwang finished 29th in an Olympic-trial race last month and a few weeks later retired at age 26. Kenya's Moses Tanui won the Boston Marathon--his first victory in a 26.2-mile race--but said he will focus on the 10,000 meters in Atlanta...