Word: rimmed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...from Ipswich, South Dakota, to experience the Grand Canyon firsthand. She couldn't wait to peer into its dizzying, mile-deep abyss to take in the multihued walls and, far below, the roaring waters of the Colorado River. Aware of the jostling horde of tourists on the overcrowded South Rim of the canyon, she traveled to the less popular main overlook at the North Rim. But while she stood there, her ears were assaulted by the drone of two sightseeing Cessnas and a Twin Otter, plus the clatter of four helicopters--all of which flew by within a few minutes...
...them allied with seven-term Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, looked the other way as the Mafia embarked on an orgy of grand theft and murder. The beautiful historic heart of Palermo was left to rot while Mafia-allied contractors put up ugly, jerry-built apartments on the capital's rim. Millions of dollars were siphoned from projects that were never completed and municipal services never rendered. Honest officials who tried to block or expose the corruption often became what Sicilians quaintly call "excellent cadavers...
...addition, California is taking better advantage of the emerging global market than any other state in the union. As a key point on the Pacific Rim, L.A. has seen an almost uninterrupted surge in the number of jobs in international trade. The region's technology industry continues to benefit from profitable export licenses. Cheap office space has attracted many foreign businesses that used to think of New York as the only cosmopolitan American city...
...facility, named for a notedeighteenth-century Black mathematician,astronomer, and scientist who built the firstwooden clock, brings the total number of statecharter schools to 21. Other schools includeAcademy of the Pacific Rim Charter School inBoston, which will focus on Pacific Rim culturesand languages, and charter schools in Chelmsfordand Martha's Vineyard...
...that wasn't the half of it. One trip down the court later, isolated by her defender and the ball behind the three-point stripe, Proudfit backed into the lane and launched an improbable turnaround 10-footer, barely even looking at the rim...