Word: nap
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Allegations surfaced that Koresh physically abused the children with frequent harsh beatings for infractions as minor as crying after a nap. But child-welfare authorities who investigated last year found no evidence at the time to support those charges. By 1991 Koresh was also traveling to La Verne, California, where in a gated house he established what police called a "women's dormitory" for 18 "wives." When neighbors reported that one of them was 12 years old, police launched a child-molestation investigation against Koresh that is still open...
After devouring Red Raider cookies for 20 or so straight minutes, the Harvard men's hockey team decided to take a short nap. It woke up with an awful tummy ache, which could have turned into something much worse...
Tracy (26 saves) only got a 20-minute nap for the evening, however, as Union took advantage of several Crimson lulls in the second and third periods to pound away at the freshman goaltender. He made two beautiful glove saves midway through the second and staved off Union's five-minute man-up advantage near the end of the third period...
...short term, Clinton said his plans include "taking a nap," but his long-range agenda holds more formidable tasks...
...have the foresight to concentrate on profession-enhancing pastimes like tennis and golf. While Bill can go for long stretches of time on the road, she says she has to head back frequently to Little Rock to "make a cup of tea, hang out with Chelsea, take an afternoon nap. If I don't get back there, I don't feel grounded...