Word: squeak
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...afternoon's premier event--a contest which remained scoreless through four quarters--saw Winthrop squeak past Currier 8-6 in overtime when quarterback Charlie Slack completed a two-point conversion on his one-yard keeper into the endzone...
...puts us five steps ahead. All we know is that it keeps us on the playing field, where we have to be." That is a realistic appraisal: the consequences of losing would have been serious for America's ability to conduct foreign policy around the world, so the narrow squeak past disaster was a vital victory. But it may yet prove to be a small one in light of the difficult battles that lie ahead...
...while boasting a voice like an "ungreased squeak," Teddy was given a large pair of spectacles and a 12-gauge double-barreled shotgun. With his new glasses he discovered birds for the first time. With his new toy he shot them by the hundreds. This metaphor of myopic aggression dominates the book...
...Mayor Culpa." He entered the mayoral race in late 1976 as an underdog and won in a squeak...
...only thought that I would have time for basketball," she admits. "In fact, that's where I got my nickname 'mouse'. It was during the halftime of a basketball game, we were losing, and as we dejectedly walked into the locker room all the team could hear was the squeak of my knee-brace--it drove them crazy. That incident combined with my small size and quick little scurry on the court earned me the nickname 'mouse'. The squeak drove them crazy. The nickname drives me crazy...