Word: swarm
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Stroking his jowls with a quiet gesture of satisfaction, Chancellor Heinrich Brüning made his way out of the oblong chamber of the Reichstag one day last week, strode back to his office through a swarm of Deputies and lobbyists who proffered congratulations...
...species: the hunter and the ape are allies against death-by-violence as symbolized by the tiger. Once the orangutans loot the hunter's hut but for the most part they are mannerly, sagacious, and amusing. With them in the cast are all sorts of other monkeys; they swarm across rivers, run up vines, keep a lookout in a tree and in the end are a deciding factor in the triumphant campaign against the tigers. Rango is intelligently thought out and beautifully photographed-a scientific document and a work of art at the same time, far more valuable though...
...score until Halfback Schwartz ran 54 yards down the mud-puddled, sludgy field for a touchdown in the last five minutes. A drenched crowd of 110,000 went wild when Army blocked a Notre Dame punt and Left End King fell on it for a touchdown, but a swarm of blue shirts broke through and blocked the dropkick. Notre Dame 7. Army...
...Leonid meteors, advance guards of a main swarm which appears three times a century, should be looked for in the eastern part of the sky. The shower may last three or four nights. Dr. Fisher stated, and pictures will be taken at the observatory to determine the speed of the meteors and whether they are pieces of a live or dead planet. On November 16, 1929 about ten Leonids were counted during three of the early morning hours...
...this has caused a swarm of Pierce legends in Wall Street. Two samples: Last summer on a very hot day the Pierce men were granted permission to remove their jackets. One unfortunate fellow wore suspenders. A special consultation was held regarding the desirability of his exposing this condition. . . . One employe had to take his invalid wife to the hospital every Tuesday at 2 p.m. He had permission to do this, but was warned to come back always and check out daily with the others "for appearances' sake...