Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...died of a stroke in New York...
Freshman Megan Murray finished first for Harvard in 179 strokes, shooting 89 on the first day and following it up with a 90. Boyle came in one stroke back, posting a 91 in the first round an 89 in the second...
...death was so unlike his life. Quiet, private, and dignified. After his stroke last week, Richard Milhous Nixon slipped into a deep coma and then, late last Friday, completed his journey to the hereafter. For a man who was responsible for the most serious governmental disgrace in the history of this land, the reaction to his passing was surprisingly sympathetic...
...caning proposed is no mere slap on the buttocks. Prisoners are tied down to a wooden trestle and whipped by martial arts experts. The skin breaks with the first stroke of the cane, and within seconds, prisoners usually go into shock from the intense pain. Physical scars always remain...
...afternoon practices were a bit easier, consisting mainly of drills designed to improve stroke technique and boat balance and coordination...