Word: vented
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Results of the courses can be traumatic, especially at home. As they gain new assertiveness, some women vent their pent-up anger on their husbands or boy friends. In a few cases, such emotions have triggered divorces. Psychologist Lange, for one, warns women of the hazards at the start of his course, and will even talk with husbands if trouble develops. "Sudden changes in behavior," he warns, "can be dangerous...
...discarded his tennis apparel, he did so with a bit of chagrin. The 1974 Harvard tennis team had not lived up to his preseason expectations, finishing fourth in the Ivy League, but Barnaby's inclinations were to blame neither the team nor its schedule. Instead, the godfather of catgut vent his wrath in the direction of God. And with good reason...
...from the Métro underground. Suddenly a figure dressed in black appeared out of the darkness and handed each of them what looked like a large plastic bag. As the bewildered bums looked on, he attached the open end of one bag to the sidewalk air vent with small metal hooks. Voilà! It ballooned into a small, conical, one-man tent. Catching on quickly, the grateful men set up their individual shelters and settled down for a comfortable sleep, while Hans Walter Müller, 39, the world's leading promoter of inflatable structures, padded off into...
...SOME REASON drawings almost never fare well at art exhibitions. Although most artists rely heavily on them to vent ideas, drawings are usually not exhibited or begrudgingly relegated to some obscure spot on the wall. Perhaps they are denied the stature of paintings and sculptures because they often represent preliminary explorations rather than finished products. But for just this reason they can be extremely revealing...
...remember leaving for Lawrence before noon, with my brother beside me--cradled in the car's flabby front seat. The pavement stretches bone dry in the morning sun, and the light skims the top of every rise. We've just quarreled and I feel like doing something rash, to vent my anger. My brother knows a lot about cars, and he has worked on this one, patching its brittle sides, but the mechanical parts are too worn for salvage. I shouldn't abuse it with him along...