Word: pileup
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suit that breaks the story wide open. "One of two things will happen to bring about widespread public awareness of this issue," says Kluger. "Something huge, like a massive scare, will happen and get people's attention all at once." Or, he adds, there will simply be an incremental pileup of information, culminating, as in the case of global warming, in a raised consciousness. Tuesday's legal action may not be the straw that breaks Monsanto's back, but, as the plaintiffs' lawyers hope, it could be among the first pebbles heralding an avalanche of negative public opinion...
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...that pileup that shows what is really wrong with exposing Hyde's past, aside from hurting him and leaving even innocent bystanders--like the press!--at risk of a sexual inquisition. Holding up adultery to the light of the 24-hour news cycle has bleached the scarlet A. When used to bludgeon a political foe, adultery is not a human tragedy but a political one. "Will it hurt his poll numbers?" becomes the question, not how broken and scarred a spouse and children may be. With the press reveling in scandal (although we insist that we are not), even good...
...first year, When we lost to Princeton 1-0 in the championship game, I watched the pileup on the field and I said, 'This is gonna be great some day when we win this," Walsh said. "Last year, when we won the Ivy league championship, it was a different feeling. I had guys come up to me after the game and ask, 'Hey coach, when's practice tomorrow...
...possible second-degree murder charge. Makharadze, the No. 2 envoy at the Georgian Embassy, had reportedly booked a Saturday flight to Georgia on Thursday after receiving instructions to return home amid a growing outcry to revoke his diplomatic immunity. Makharadze was involved in a high-speed five-car pileup a week ago that killed a teenage girl. Although it appeared at the time that alcohol was a factor in the wreck, Makharadze was not tested because of his diplomatic status. Less than 24 hours after the order to return was issued, Shevardnadze overruled it, telling U.S. officials he is prepared...