Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Congratulations on your choice for Man of the Year [Jan. 5]. Ronald Reagan brings a new philosophy, pride and confidence to our country, and will sweep away the gloom and doom that dominated...
...final" one. But what goaded the guerrillas into action at this time was their well-founded fear that Ronald Reagan, as President, will give the military all the American aid and advisers necessary to wipe out the leftists. Such a swing to the right, it is believed, could even sweep Duarte from power...
...moist air from the Pacific and keeping the area dryer (and warmer) than usual. Meanwhile, the jet stream that moves eastward across the continent and down from Canada is bringing dryer (and colder) air than usual to the northeastern U.S. The stream has not looped south far enough to sweep up warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, as it did during the relatively balmy winter...
...distance stalwarts, missing benched co-captain Martha Clabby, were predictably impeccable, Kristen Linsley ran a 4:56:01 mile, followed closely by Mary Hurlihy and Ellen Gallagher for second and third. The two mile was nearly an instant replay, with Linsley, Gallagher, and Anita Diaz this time for the sweep...
...game worked for Cunningham, at number six it didn't help teammate Lisa Harrison in the first position. Except for a second-game lapse, Harrison played a strong, close match. But in each game, the tremendous intensity of Williams' Mary Tom Higgs prevailed as Higgs gained a 3-0 sweep...