Word: unfurl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...drizzling winter is always beautifully present to induce a daydreamy readiness for time travel and introspection; it is Doig's favorite climate, and he knows one can't move too fast in our sluggish, droopy winter. A page-turner Winter Brothers is not; it needs plenty of time to unfurl...
...just as the crowd of about 10,000 was getting a chance to unfurl their Harvard Hankies--the Crimson's answer to Pittsburgh's Terrible Towel--the William and Mary defense started doing its impression of the old Chrysler Corporation. First, Crimson quarterback Brian Buckley directed a 12-play, 60-yd. scoring drive late in the first quarter, highlighted by the ejection of a W and M defensive lineman for asking the referee to perform an impossible...
There are occasionally novelties to divert the delegates. During the debate on federally-funded abortions, a few delegates grew tired of waving their "Vote Life" signs and decided to unfurl a 20-foot banner with a picture of a fetus and the legend "abortion is murder." The "pro-choice" campaigners in the area decided they didn't "have to stand still for that kind of shit," as one explained. So they jumped in front of the baby poster, blocking the view with their banners, which featured a picture of the Statue of Liberty. The battle continued for the entire...