Word: tore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, two weeks before the tournament, she tore a ligament colliding with the goalie in a soccer game...
...unknown freshman by the name of Sarah Winters who had scored only six goals all season, tore through the Tigers defense like a Rocky Mountain blizzard, tallying four goals in the 10-5 Crimson victory...
...close. In Costa Rica, he says, "most of the pastureland that was easily cleared of forest has already been cleared." At the same time, the remaining forest has begun to rise in value. "Two decades ago," explains Janzen, "the choice was simple. Either the forest stood there, or someone tore it down to plant a crop." Now leaders of countries like Costa Rica are beginning to view forests as valuable assets that can help control erosion, protect watersheds and generate income from New Age industries like biotechnology and ecotourism...
Back in 1982, James, 28, and Richard, 31, decided they wanted their own business in a community where the McConkey family had farmed and worked more than a century. They borrowed money and bought out the Gamble hardware store, tore out 100-year-old wood shelves, spruced it up, offered long shopping hours and personal service. For three years the McConkey brothers prospered. Sometimes when the square was filled and bustling, friends trading with friends, families greeting families, James thought "it looked like an old postcard." This was a life he cherished. Nobody got really rich. Their wealth...
...Terriers, using its home field advantage to the fullest, tore right into Harvard, scoring four times in the first inning...