Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trust the professional pessimists," Reagan told them. "Trust the American people. The shadows are behind us, and the bright sunshine of hope and opportunity lies ahead." He offered a string of patriotic homilies, and almost no substance...
Well-funded Soviet cosmonauts rack up a string of triumphs...
...eight-day mission, the Soviets were marking a significant space anniversary. It was on Oct. 4, 1957, that Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, was launched, its thin, metallic beep announcing that the space age had begun. Since then, the Soviets have scored a notable string of other cosmic firsts: the first animal in space (a dog), the first man, the first woman. The first space walk was taken by a cosmonaut. The first pictures of the moon's hidden side were shot by an orbiting Soviet camera. The first simultaneous launch of two manned flights...
...game also marked the end of the San Diego bullpen's domination of Detroit. When Booker allowed a third inning run, it snapped a string of 13-1-3 consecutive innings during which the Padres bullpen had held Detroit scoreless...
Following the match, Gurdal recalled the string of mishaps that plagued the Crimson before the game...