Word: shoot
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Japan's golden age of political assassination, the cause way to discredit an opponent was to take gun in Ford land shoot him. A miss was as good as a bull's-eye, for such was the popular temper that any attack created a presumption against the victim. To have inspired such a desperate attempt was held the surest proof that a politician had lost the confidence of the people...
Inside left Mike Blumenfeld dribbles the ball too much so far, but will be all right if he can learn to play more of a team game. There's a good position player at left wing. Tom Fransioli. He has plenty of stamina, can shoot with either foot, but he must learn to shoot more for goals instead of merely crossing the ball. Reserve inside Roland Hok plays a fast tireless game, is a good dribbler, but his passes lack accuracy...
...Hero. As an intelligence officer, Joe often went along on missions in the rear gunner's seat. He had his picture taken there, and saw that it made Wisconsin papers. Joe used to shoot up everything in sight, on the theory that any coconut tree might hide a Jap. He hated to see a crew come home with any ammunition left. On his tent, marines hung a sign: "Protect the coconut trees-Send McCarthy back to Wisconsin...
...Crimson took fewer shots than ever against a good defense. Springfield left halfback Charlie Butt completely bottled up the right side of the Harvard forward line, which is usually the strongest. Berk Johnson came closest to scoring in the final overtime, but the goalie tackled him before he could shoot...
...plane appears hostile, a yellow alert (attack likely) is flashed to civil-defense officials in the potential target area. A red alert (attack) is the signal for sirens to wail and people to seek shelter. Meanwhile, in defense jargon, fighters will "take appropriate action," i.e., try to shoot down the intruder...