Word: quell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...economies, made torture, censorship, and political oppression a part of everyday life, and virtually banished democracy and respect for individual rights. One result of this has been failing economies crushed under the weight of totalitarian socialism. Another has been political unrest generated by economic disaster and political oppression. To quell this unrest and draw attention away from their own failures, third world dictators have sought to cast Americans as the source of all third world woes. By far, the most important example of this is the claim that Americans consume an "unfair" share of the world's wealth and resources...
...effective challenge to his leadership. Moreover, Teng, who also holds the post of Chief of Staff of the armed forces, is highly respected by China's powerful regional military commanders?another advantage he holds over potential radical adversaries in the party. Last year, when radical leaders were unable to quell labor disturbances in several Hangchow factories, it was Teng, with military support, who successfully took charge of ending the troubles...
...Bruins tried to quell the blazing Crimson attack in the running events, but Harvard's trackmen held their own. Despite a Brown sweep in the mile run and 1-2 Bruin finishes in the 40-yd. dash and the two-mile, Harvard managed to out-score Brown 34-30 in the eight running events...
...soldiers. Sarah gets around surprisingly well for a 300-pounder. Often she resembles a great mother whale with a school of pilot fish circling her. "Yup, nope, yup, yup," she mumbles to a series of rapid-fire questions. When noisemakers get out of hand, she shouts: "Will you quell the rebellion backstage...
Huntington also said Rockefeller's announcement might be designed to quell conservative Republican criticism about the dismissal of Schlesinger and to prevent Schlesinger from the becoming the right's "martyr" to the cause of military preparedness...