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Word: twinning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...directions: the left side pulls to make the plane climb, the right one pushes to keep it in a dive. Gravity and the two powerful Pratt & Whitney engines on the Boeing 767 continue to force the plane down. A second later, a small shield is flicked up over the twin-engine control levers on the central console, and both engines switch off. Four seconds after that, the plane's speed brakes, panels deployed atop the wings rise into the airstream, disrupting the lift in an effort to slow down the descent. Suddenly, the plane begins to climb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Prayer Before Dying | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Harvard's dominance continued with first-through-third sweeps of the 200 fly and the 500 free. In the 200 fly, the Lions faced twin trouble with sophomores Kyle and Ryan Egan, who took the first two places respectively, only .3 seconds apart. Junior Will Oren finished third...

Author: By Elizabeth R. Baxter, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Swimming Blows Army, Columbia Out of Water | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

Forgoing the trip, Huang also has to give up visiting her twin sister, who attends Yale...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students prepare for The Game, Take 116 | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

According to Huang, having a twin in New Haven causes some interesting family dynamics...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students prepare for The Game, Take 116 | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

Stewart's twin-engine Learjet 35 left Orlando International Airport promptly at 9:19 a.m. and 25 minutes later radioed that it had leveled off at 39,000 ft. Shortly afterward, though, air-traffic controllers noticed that the plane had climbed well above its assigned altitude. Controllers repeatedly tried to contact the pilots for an explanation but got no reply. At that point, the Federal Aviation Administration enlisted the help of the Air Force. Several F-16s were dispatched to check on the errant jet. It also missed the left turn it was scheduled to make toward Texas, and instead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death On Autopilot | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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