Word: slap
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...word twice on the same day. In Paris, U.S. Ambassador Charles Bohlen was called to the Quai d'Orsay and informed of France's intention. In Washington, dapper French Ambassador Hervé Alphand gave the cold slap to Under Secretary of State Averell Harriman. The French government, said Alphand, considered it necessary "to fill the void" left by the Sino-Soviet dispute by accepting "the reality" of China...
Barely a minute into the second period, Kinasewich put the Crimson ahead when a shot by Lamarche bounced off a Toronto skate into the crease. Mike Patterson then scored on a slap shot into the left corner of the cage. The final goal of the game was scored six minutes into the third period when Clark's pass was deflected by John Stevens into...
Denizens of new office buildings have not only grown accustomed to the loneliness of the operatorless elevator, they have also developed a conditioned reflex. They instinctively slap any metal object-typewriter, watercooler, doorknob-with the flat of the hand before using. Otherwise, little blue sparks fly from fingertips and a nasty, if harmless, jolt runs up the arm. In fact, even the most cautious palm-slapper sometimes yields a small tingle...
...While assessing the reactions to the tragic assassination of President Kennedy, you stated, "Nehru could not resist remarking that the murder gave evidence of 'dark corners in the U.S.; and this great tragedy is a slap for the concept of democracy...
...terrified farmer-whom they try to lasso. And all the while they recollect in flashback the crazy things they did while they were courting-like, say, the time Leo peeled a banana, slipped it in the breast pocket of Jack's best suit, gave him a hearty slap on the chest...