Word: ranged
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...described his own route to political success, explaining his first work running for office as he “went out and rang every doorbell.” Both of Dukakis’ parents were immigrants, which many saw as a hindrance when he first entered the political field...
...shooting rang other bells for Baumgartner. For months he has been wrangling with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the new federal agency in charge of the nation's air security, over the baggage-screening machines the TSA has ordered to be in operation at all 429 U.S. airports by the end of the year. Denver will ultimately need 50 of these bulky machines, which weigh 10,000 lbs. apiece and stand about five feet high, and the TSA wants them placed in the main terminal, next to the ticket counters. The mere thought of this makes Baumgartner's fleshy face...
...prestigious Pritzker Prize, all I could think was, I hope this helps me get the job. What anxiety! And so much work! Then one Sunday night after about a year of this, I was having dinner with my children--Joseph was 5, Ana was 4--and the phone rang with the good news. I couldn't believe it. I said, "Kids, you have to drink champagne for the first time in your life." I tried to explain what the job meant. They said, "Oh, that's nice...
...your people okay?” rang through the Yard like the bells of Memorial Church, which rang later that afternoon as 3,000 members of the Harvard community gathered for a vigil and silent prayer in honor of our lost American brothers and sisters. Over a thousand Harvard students flocked to give blood—many were asked to postpone their donations. Some Harvard students drove down to New York City—multiple times—to help the victims of the attacks in person. An outpouring of support for relief efforts by college students came from across...
...Thursday, at 10:59 a.m., the same moment the second tower collapsed on September 11th, five bells rang out in memory of the 343 firefighters lost in the attacks and the final load of rubble was hauled from the 16-acre site in lower Manhattan. After 3.1 million hours of round-the-clock labor, 1.8 million tons of debris removed, 20,000 body parts recovered and 1,102 victims identified, the job was finished. In a tribute to the 1,730 WTC victims whose remains may never be found, workers, flanked by silent mourners, carried a final empty stretcher draped...