Word: slews
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...there is much more to this entrepreneur than fierce social skills. Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Johnson spent most of her earlier years there until she moved to England for high school. As a freshman in Canaday, Johnson felt different from her peers, and although she was involved in a slew of activities, including minority recruitment for the Harvard Republican Club and Christian Impact, she certainly felt the weight of adjusting to Harvard life...
Hundreds of freshmen facing their first slew of exams, many of them locked in libraries for hours early in the day, now full to the brim with chocolate syrup, let loose. Despite the rather unexpected timing for a dance party, the floor was only empty for a few minutes before a few brave souls dared to take center stage...
...from Panama in 1989 to the Gulf War in 1991 to Bosnia in 1995 to Kosovo in 1999. And back then, Afghanistan looked like a triumph too. It was easy to believe that the U.S. military - through a combination of force and threats of force - could prevail over a slew of hostile regimes and movements at the same time. And it was easy to believe that the U.S. could afford these military adventures, particularly for conservatives like Dick Cheney, who famously declared that "deficits don't matter." Finally, in the wake of communism's collapse and the spread of democracy...
...charge," says Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University. "They are famous for lacking a sense of humor." It would be hard to blame them, given the circumstances. In an alarming security breach, the Salahis managed to schmooze with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and a slew of other top figures at the ornate event honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (Photos of their VIP hobnobbing were promptly posted on Facebook.) Though the couple passed through metal detectors, observers noted that they could have potentially smuggled in anthrax or other unconventional weapons as well as espionage tools...
...signing of the Antarctic Treaty dedicated the continent entirely to research, from which have come a slew of discoveries about our planet. British scientists discovered the gaping, man-made hole in the ozone layer in the 1980s, while studies of Antarctic ice have contributed to our understanding of climate change - and increased concerns over catastrophically high sea levels if the continent's thick glaciers were to melt. One of the most integral aspects of Antarctic scientific study remains, surprisingly, meteorites: the continent is a collecting ground for them, preserved well because they naturally bury into the ice for thousands...