Word: triumphant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much milder outcome than a dishonorable one, Flinn may never be allowed to fly for the Air Force again, including in the National Guard or military reserves, which Flinn had hoped to do. Still, Flinn seemed pleased with the decision; she left the courtroom afterward with a triumphant smile on her face and a bouquet of red roses. While she can continue her flying career as a commercial airline pilot, the Air Force is losing one of its best in the elite group of 600 B-52 pilots, one who had been recognized as "an outstanding officer and aviator" whose...
...card," he says, quickly persuading the actor not only to count out 10 other cards but to sit on them as well. When the chosen card somehow "jumps" to his stack, Pacino pounds his fist on the table. "That is a beautiful thing!" he exults. Blaine leaves the restaurant triumphant: "That was a real movie-star reaction...
...Washington haunt popular with politicians. Barbour said the G.O.P. think tank would use the loan to pay back its start-up money to the R.N.C., which was then gearing up for the midterm election. Indeed, the think tank transferred $1.6 million to the R.N.C. three weeks before the triumphant G.O.P. takeover of Congress. Young received a taste of the victory in a meeting with Newt Gingrich a few days before the Speaker took the House gavel. The event was arranged as a "personal favor" to Barbour, according to a record kept by the Speaker. And that was not the last...
...three consecutive U.S. Amateurs, three of the PGA tournaments he entered after turning pro last August and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's Sportsman of the Year award, as well as a five-year, $40 million endorsement deal with Nike. Even before Bay Hill, Woods made news this year with a triumphant swing through his mother's native Thailand, an awe-inspiring victory at the Mercedes Championships and a rare show of petulance after an inconsiderate photographer disturbed his concentration. The snit was perfectly understandable given his age and the demands newly placed on him--demands that can't be kept behind gallery...
...strongest acting by far belongs to Bryant. In the daunting role of Troy, he is believable and absorbing. His success can be traced to the little quirks he used to make Troy a real person. His laugh--closer to a cackle--embodies many of Troy's attitudes: triumphant and powerful, but at the same time with undercurrents of insecurity and suppressed regret...