Word: outgrew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...denouement came Friday, in a venue designed to humble warriors. The Old Senate Chamber was last regularly used in 1859 to debate the issues of a growing nation: territorial expansion, slavery, economic policy in the first industrial age. The nation outgrew the room, so when they assembled there shortly after 9:30 a.m., 100 Senators made do with 68 seats. Those not lucky enough to get antique seats were placed between the rows, so that tall Senators like Oregon's Gordon Smith sat with his knees pressed up against the chair in front of him. "It was like riding with...
After commencement Kaus quickly outgrew his reverence for Marxism, but he continued to ponder the system of welfare in the United States, a subject he found intriguing in his Social Studies courses...
Eventually, of course, I outgrew this kind of pretending. But as someone who has been involved with noir for a while, I am surprised by the sudden resurgence of interest in noir film and fiction. The heyday of noir was in the late '40s and early '50s. Between then and the middle of the '90s, the genre was nearly ignored...
...calls, sequels and comebacks. In this case the first act was Marky Mark, rapper. The second is Mark Wahlberg, actor, perhaps even artiste. "I'm not shooting for the stars," Wahlberg says. "I'm just kind of doing things that I feel I can do good. I think I outgrew the Marky Mark thing, y' know?" Could be. Based on the way his second act is going, it will be fun to see if he's back for a third...
Around age 14, Williams says, he outgrew his allergy to cow's milk, and hasn't looked back since...