Word: thirsts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Such creature comforts aren't cheap. Our van cost about $35,000 and has a Big Gulp thirst for gas. But since posh minivans and sport-utility vehicles were dragging us into that price zone anyway, we tacked another year onto the loan and got the full deal, including a built-in cooler (great for cold drinks) and leather seats (great for when you spill cold drinks) and haven't regretted the decision for a minute...
...most pressing practical concern of the bill is its inherent inability to prevent the executions of wrongly convicted inmates. Capital punishment might be acceptable to those whose thirst for revenge clouds their rational sense of universal justice before the law. But the majority of us know better...
...when he was 30, even though he continues to exercise at the same pace. Eight glasses of water or other fluids (except alcohol and caffeine) make up the base of the new pyramid. Younger adults need the same amount, but they don't have to be told to drink. Thirst tells them. As people age, though, the thirst signal can fade and fail to warn of dehydration...
...playing somewhere in the country tonight, and you'll see thousands of Nathans and Jennies striving to master not only their athletic skills but also the ethics of sportsmanship. You'll also see parents trying--and some who need to try harder--to balance their nurturing instincts with their thirst for victory...
...truth may be more nuanced than many media interpretations suggest, but the public's thirst for immediate analysis and trend identification sometimes prevents it from waiting for pointy-headed academics to reveal their more carefully researched findings...