Word: palmed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Along the waterfront, where Christopher Columbus' statue points triumphantly out to sea, rusty railroad tracks were torn up to make way for two miles of sandy swimming beaches and palm-shaded cafes. About $2 billion worth of stadiums, hotels, restaurants and museums have been built or are under construction, a showcase for internationally known architects such as Richard Meier, Arata Isozaki and Jose Rafael Moneo. "It's an orgy of creativity," says Mayor Pasqual Maragall, grandson of Catalonia's most famous poet. A former lecturer in urban planning at Johns Hopkins University, Maragall invited such American artists as Claes Oldenburg...
...climax of the parade, the residents of Tikrit wheeled out a simple cabin, and people dressed in the robes of ancient Babylon and Assyria prostrated themselves before it. When the cabin split open to reveal a palm tree from which 53 white doves were released, Saddam appeared to a wave of applause...
...wouldn't be, as the team members of the 13th-ranked Crimson will be playing in their first NCAA tournament match when they open today with a first-round match against San Diego at 12 p.m. PDT. I mean, taking exams in Palm Springs can be tough...
...bore a disconcerting resemblance to an asphalt driveway on the move and gone berserk. As an immense flow of 2000 degrees F lava from Kilauea volcano oozed across Hawaii's Big Island, one dwelling after another smoldered, then burst into flames. Roads were buried, palm trees and utility poles snapped and fell. At least 53 homes in the sleepy village of Kalapana have been destroyed since April, and all 300 residents had been evacuated by the weekend...
...last September when B.A.T. Industries of London decided to sell Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the most prestigious U.S. retailing chains. At least four potential buyers vied for the richly profitable company (estimated 1989 earnings: $111 million), which has 45 stores in such locales as Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and Palm Beach, Fla. When the winning bid of $1.5 billion was disclosed last week, the victor was Investcorp, a reclusive firm based in Bahrain that is becoming a powerful force in retailing...