Word: routes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...party of parties before the wedding will be the Queen's ball at the palace, which has a guest list of 5,000. On the wedding evening, with the bride and groom safely off, the Queen just might drop in on Lady Elizabeth Shakerly's rout. Lady Elizabeth discovered that rout is an 18th century term for what lesser mortals might call a blast. "I don't dare do something with caviar and lobster because I can't afford it," the Lady explains. "I am having scrambled eggs and bacon from...
...popular philosopher, her words mirror an attitude that is becoming more and more common in the U.S., particularly among public figures. Indeed, an increasing number of Americans seem to have concluded that the right to ego implies the duty to exercise it publicly. The result is something of a rout for the time-honored American taboo against tooting one's own horn. Today it is commonplace for Americans to come right out and admit just how wonderful they really...
Horne, in the number-five slot, ended the final Princeton match of his career with a 6-1, 7-5 rout of John Lowe...
...women's softball team lost an 11 run lead but yesterday afternoon rallied to rout Tufts, 25-12, and raise its record...
...women's team did not fare so well, letting a couple of initial defeats slip into a 4-12 rout...