Word: peak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Army Hospital in Washington] we swim sprints all the time. That way every swimmer gets her second wind every practice. Of course it's harder work, but it isn't as boring, and it keeps their minds more alert. I guess they hit three or four good peaks a year and then hold them for a week or so. With all the time between now and Melbourne, it'll be no problem to get them all to a peak for that...
...record $4.2 billion in construction starts last month will soon be topped as the huge federal highway program moves into high gear. The auto industry will spend well over $1 billion for drastic restyling of ten (out of 19) U.S. makes, expects to equal or top the 1955 sales peak of 7,900,000 cars...
...outlook was most eloquently reflected by the stock market. Rallying from the decline that followed Colonel Nasser's seizure of the Suez Canal, the market hovered at record levels last week. The Dow-Jones industrial average closed at 517.38, only 3.7 points off last April's alltime peak...
...WINE SALES are expected to increase 10% in 1956, reach an alltime peak of $660 million (v. $260 million in 1940), though the industry reports that only one out of three Americans ever takes a sip of wine...
...before each section in his manuscript brief verses from the Song of Solomon; and Schmidt hit on the bright idea of having Kenneth Costin narrate these at the appropriate spots in the music. The balance of chorus, viola and piano was kept perfect throughout. The singers were in absolutely peak form, and gave forth luscious sounds such as have not filled Sanders in a long time. The whole performance will remain an unforgettable experience...