Word: rosing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...submerged 54, the men had first climbed up into a barrel-like chamber on the deck called the "trunk." A door in the "trunk's" bottom was closed, water was valved in to equalize pressure, an outer hatch was opened and the "survivors," in bathing suits and "lungs," rose swiftly through 40 feet of water...
...Scandinavians. The eyes of the Spanish Infantas would sparkle as they trotted to jazz strains in the arms of blond courtiers from Copenhagen. And as the counterpoise, the pivot of all this gayety, there would be the Queen Mother. She seemed in excellent health and spirits as she rose after the royal movie show, and moved (between two dowager ladies-in-waiting) majestically...
...rose and the luxe from Paris chuffed into Madrid with King Christian and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, both attired in faultless mourning, which traveling Royalty must always carry "just in case...
...fied), or paralyze a nervous opponent by the piercing glance of his large eyes, peering from beneath abnormally heavy, Mephistophelian eyebrows (see cut). Cardinal Gasparri has been Papal Secretary of State for 14 years, twice the length of the tenure of any Prime Minister in Europe. Last week he rose to the grand climax of his career by signing a document which liberates Pope Pius XI from...
...rose slowly and went downstairs.... After a while, we grew worried.... There he stood, frozen solid under a shower. He'd left a farewell note--but I can't betray his confidence...