Word: triumphant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...glorious finish in the Ancient Eight Tournament ended the season for the Harvard women's volleyball team on a triumphant note...
...distinguished St. Petersburg family with medieval roots and country estates, Nabokov never sentimentalized the old regime. Not for him the romance of serf and turf. He was above all a cultural and intellectual aristocrat, part of the Russian liberal class whose hopes for democracy were crushed by triumphant Bolshevism. Scorn for tyrants is etched on many of the pre-World War II Berlin stories, as well as others written during the '40s and '50s after he immigrated to the U.S. And woe to the poseur whose influence is based solely on personality. From Spring in Fialta: "Lean and arrogant, with...
...pickup truck. And the country is still beset by a host of economic, political and security problems. But overall, Haiti is enjoying a rare bout of freedom, political stability and economic rebuilding. Much of the credit goes, surprisingly, to the once and present chief executive, who since his triumphant restoration last Oct. 15 has managed a personal transubstantiation from revolutionary firebrand to liberal economic reformer...
...Pacific disaster was preceded by one in the North Atlantic. In July daring commando actions by Greenpeace activists scuttled Shell Oil's plans to sink the storage platform Brent Spar. According to the triumphant activists, the campaign saved the sea from pollution by 5,000 tons of oil. Last month chagrined Greenpeace officials were forced to admit that the potential environmental damage had been grossly miscalculated. The Brent Spar actually contained only 10 tons...
Wilson is compassionate without romanticizing, melancholy without moping, and triumphant without boasting. Supported by an outstanding cast (most of whom have appeared in feature films or prime time TV) and Tony award-winning director Lloyd Richards, Seven Guitars reaffirms Wilson's recent successes and secures his place among America's greatest living playwrights...