Word: steamingly
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...book adds another nuance to our romanticized portrait of the Illinois Rail-Splitter. But the argument that Lincoln’s mental condition was central to his greatness loses steam...
...spate of fire alarms has been somewhat unusual—of the three total alarms of this semester, two occurred within a 30-hour period. The cause of the problem, however, was also unusual and has already been addressed. (A smoke detector in a basement bakery was tripped by steam and water that had been generated by recent maintenance work done on a nearby wall.) We’re pleased that maintenance officials are taking steps to correct this issue, and we encourage the University to do whatever it can to similarly reduce the number of alarms in other locations...
...labor movement at Harvard gained steam in the early 1990s, when the HUSPMGU confronted University three years in a row about pay increases. The two ultimately signed a contract promising the workers a nine percent increase in pay over the course of three years...
...Harvards protest against the militarys Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy are angry. And my attempts to explain from a moderate perspective that the Law Schools supposedly principled ban on campus military recruiting not only undermines its credibility but works against gay rights have not been enough to penetrate their steam of fury...
...rays beat down through the sunroof, baking the black, fake leather car seats. I wrapped the heavy humidity around me, the steam that fogged sunglasses and suffocated tourists and made night feel like day, the heat that stewed up corruption and poverty and gunshots and death, murders tallied...