Word: snatching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...evening of his brutal encounter, Lenard and two friends pedaled from the Stateway Garden public housing projects to the edge of Bridgeport, where they hoped to get some free air for their bikes and snatch a quick game of basketball on a court that sits in the shadows of Comiskey Park. After the game, Lenard was surrounded and attacked by several teenagers. Within 48 hours, three suspects had been arrested. Freed on bail, all have denied involvement in the incident. But the fact that police were led to them by Bridgeport residents, several of whom are white, bespeaks an outrage...
Thousands of high school seniors around the country will be waiting anxiously for the mail to arrive this weekend, ready to snatch an all-important envelope from the mail...
...those rich people in Virginia manage to snatch the Civil War out of the giant's path by thwarting plans for a blue-and-gray theme park? Never mind, giant. Over here, in another part of the garden, is an entire breed of dog you can destroy...
...stars rewarded after each election. By 1988 they had won five out of the past six presidential races, and could plausibly claim an unstoppable historical tailwind. Then came '92. This helps to explain the almost hysterical hatred of Bill Clinton by many Republicans and conservatives: he didn't just snatch an election from them; he punctured their claim to history. When the Republicans gained control of Congress in 1994 for the first time in decades, the victory was that much sweeter for restoring--with a vengeance--their momentarily lost sense of historical inevitability...
Barring that, Harvard's strong overall record and high national ranking make an at-large bid likely. The Big Red, for its part, must win Saturday against Brown and November 9th at Yale, then hope for a Crimson loss or tie to snatch the title and the bid. Like Harvard, Cornell seems poised for an at-large bid should the League championship elude...