Word: mocked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they did not live in a free country. After a brief speech by Gregory, the kids were asked to raise their fists and shout "Hurrah!" if they loved America. Many did so with fervor. But parents criticized the use of weapons to promote patriotism, and the Guard retreated. Further mock raids have been canceled...
What do we carry in our Russian baggage? Well, we have two new words: glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring). Some in the West mock these words as nothing but lofty sounding political deception. But are they? I have some experience with bitter disappointments in the past, and at first I withheld judgment about glasnost and perestroika. I hesitated to predict a rosy future. But facts are facts, and they are stubborn as a mule...
Students maintained two vigils near a mock South Africa shanty over the past two days to honor the clergy. As many as 120 students participated in the second vigil, according to Adam W. Frank, a sophomore who participated in the vigil...
Kansas City's mock convention was one of the more elaborate displays of civic boosterism in the rivalry to win the right to play host to the Democrats in 1988, but other eager cities have been working hard to upstage it. A Democratic Convention can bring at least 30,000 people and more than $25 million to a city -- plus priceless prestige and publicity. Until late this month, when the winner will be selected, Atlanta, Kansas City, Houston, New Orleans, Washington and New York City will be polishing themselves to theme- park perfection...
...playfully cuffed the ears of two younger brothers. Two other brothers who also work as miners were expected at any moment. His father was still in the fields, but neighbors flocked to greet Vincent. "You don't write, and you don't send money," said his beaming mother in mock irritation. "I should be angry, but you're tired, and I'm glad you are home...