Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most impressive offensive moment was his second three pointer at 9:47 of the second half. Foyle fouled Grancio in the air, knocking the big man to the ground. The shot soared through the air in a perfect arc as Grancio lay on the ground, and fell with a quiet whoosh, bringing the crowd to an uproar." Excuse me while I vomit. This is not the first time that a Crimson sports writer has included unnecessary hyperbole in an article. I'm pretty sure that the play in question took place in real time, not in slow motion as McEvoy...
...will never be. A year later she thinks she has spotted the woman again but can't be sure, sparking a series of reflections--on the woman, on the vacation, on her life of privileged frustration--that force Lucy to confront the emptiness at her core. It's a quiet but disturbing moment, emblematic of Egan's skill...
...most impressive offensive moment was his second three pointer at 9:47 of the second half. Foyle fouled Grancio in the air, knocking the big man to the ground. The shot soared through the air in a perfect arc as Grancio lay on the ground, and fell with a quiet whoosh, bringing the crowd to an uproar...
...then, suddenly, he pulls you inside, through the looking glass, and you are left in awe at the intensity of this seemingly quiet vision, its power to enclose you in its fictions. Unless, presumably, you are up there on Capitol Hill, talking about how you can abolish the deficit by funding B-2 bombers and closing down Vermeer...
Meeting at a quiet conference center on Maryland's Eastern Shore, negotiators for Israel and Syria held informal discussions with U.S. State Department officials in an attempt to restart the peace dialogue. The talks had collapsed six months...