Word: tether
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lead was at the end of its tether, so it was hauled in. A greater ocean depth than ever before discovered had been found. The greatest ocean depth previously discovered was 32,113 ft.?found by a German vessel off the coast of Mindanao (Philippines) in 1912. How much deeper the hole off Japan may be, none can tell. At any rate, it is a great deal deeper than the deepest part of the Atlantic yet found? 27,922 ft. just east of Haiti...
...foreshadowed warmth of the greeting is naturally pleasing to the President-elect. But there is, happily no indication that he has been swept from his moorings to modesty. The habits of a lifetime tether him to this valuable quality, and it is clear he would prefer to slip in among his colleagues with no brass band blaring. But the esteem in which he is held on both sides of the chamber is scarcely to be denied. Even though there is no formal ceremony, his committee room is not likely to be vacant...