Word: throng
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Coop, that huge emporium where eager students throng each semester to stock up on textbooks and toothpaste, has purchased retail space in Kendall Square for the construction of "a modern, enlarged store that will enable us to provide better service to our members," said Argeros...
...both sides of the Mississippi, a low-key picnic atmosphere was typical in many spots, with impromptu bluegrass or pop concerts. In Memphis even Elvis joined up as one fan grabbed the hand of his statue and another his leg. In the farm town of Lonoke, Ark., the throng that had gathered unashamedly shouted out "I love America...
...Pope John Paul in a white robe and Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff in a prayer shawl, stood side by side in Rome's main synagogue for a moment of silent prayer. Then they joined in an enthusiastic embrace. The throng of 1,000 people packed into the ornate synagogue, 40 of whom were survivors of Nazi death camps, burst into thunderous applause. Some wept openly...
...Lahore. There Bhutto, wearing the red, black and green colors of her Pakistan People's Party (P.P.P.), demanded "free and fair" elections well before national balloting that is scheduled to take place in 1990, and predicted a "peaceful revolution" otherwise. "After seeing this meeting," Bhutto told a cheering throng of more than 200,000 people, "another Marcos will be fleeing this country...
Cornell's 3-2 overtime victory over Clarkson Saturday night at Boston Garden gave the Big Red its record seventh ECAC tournament championship, and also gave many of the assembled throng that funny feeling...