Word: spate
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...Persistent Pathogen Last month's spate of infections from E. coli bacteria traced to prepackaged spinach harvested in California was only the latest outbreak of exposure to the dangerous microbe. TIME's Aug. 3, 1998, cover story concerned an epidemic that spread when E. coli contaminated the water in Alpine, Wyoming...
Google wants new friends. After signing a series of new partners, CEO Eric Schmidt says the Web giant's spate of recent deals is just a start. Schmidt talked to TIME about changing the company's philosophy and planning its next steps...
...Baathists have targeted the families of prosecutors and judges. The brother-in-law of Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, the second trial's presiding judge, was gunned down last week in Baghdad. If putting Saddam on trial is intended to help Iraqis bury the demons of his murderous rule, the spate of vendetta killings has served as a reminder of the unchecked mayhem that has followed...
...need the guys in the middle because if we all defend together, we can all attack together, and that’s how we like to play.” However, to play the game on its own terms, the Crimson will have to bounce back from an unlucky spate of injuries suffered against Penn. Harvard is looking to prove that its health will not play into its chances for the rest of the season. Junior forward Matt Hoff and sophomore midfielder Michael Fucito were both hampered against Rhode Island by injuries sustained on Saturday. Stamatis was sidelined...
...Patterson, who seems to let Andrew Gross handle the writing duties these days, issued another generic thriller, “Judge & Jury.” Patterson, following in Tom Clancy’s footsteps, threatens to become the Franklin W. Dixon or Gertrude Chandler Warner of this generation. A spate of chick-lit also hit the market and fizzled, lacking creativity or, at the bare minimum, controversy...