Word: spurted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dropping behind, 4-1, early in the game, Harvard put on a brief spurt to take a 6-4 lead. The Crimson never trailed the rest...
...stickwomen played as hard as they have all season, with players diving on the astroturf to save balls from going out of bounds and knocking opponents to the ground. In one spurt up the field junior Kate Martin and freshman Andrea Mainelli put on a passing clinic, leaving their opponents standing in bewilderment...
...their innovations. "We're an exclusive club," says Tucker. "We meet whenever we can and we talk constantly on the phone, discussing new techniques and materials." Each has his own preference. Smith loves old-age makeup, and Baker is fascinated by gorillas. Westmore knows just how blood should spurt in a prizefight. Besides Raging Bull, he has done Rocky I and II and the upcoming III. "If I haven't done every fight film, I've been asked to do every fight film," he sighs. He therefore found it a relief to make up Farrah Fawcett...
...proved to be a bonanza for a few lucky businesses. In New England, passenger volume for Trailways jumped 40%. In the Midwest, business for Greyhound was up 55% on some routes, particularly in the Chicago and Indianapolis areas. The troubled Amtrak rail network enjoyed a 5% to 10% bookings spurt. On Amtrak's Metroliner service between New York City and Boston, passenger traffic climbed...
...Pope stood immobile for an instant. Then he collapsed backward into the arms of his personal secretary, Monsignor Stanislaw Dziwisz. The Pope looked at his hands, one of which was bloodied. Bright red blood began to spurt from his abdomen onto his gleaming white cassock. Francesco Passanisi, inspector general of the Vatican police, who had been following close behind the campagnola, leaped aboard and ordered the driver to "move back and forth," presenting a blurred target for any further shots. Recalled Passanisi later: "As I was supporting the Pope, he was saying 'Thank you, thank...