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Word: volleyed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wasted little time. While the others hovered high over the sea like watchful birds of prey, the first two jets swooped down on the beach, so low that startled and incredulous bystanders on the shore could pick out the Star of David on the planes' flashing silver tails. A volley of bombs and missiles streaked into a cluster of sand-colored buildings squatting among palms and pine trees in the seaside village of Hammam al-Shatt, twelve miles south of the Tunisian capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Israel's 1,500-Mile Raid | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

...feel the White House had praised the Israeli action too lavishly was Secretary of State George Shultz. As luck would have it, Shultz was in New York that day to have lunch with the foreign ministers of six gulf states, and the ministers treated the Secretary to a volley of angry protest. One warned him that "no Arab state can now consider itself safe from Israel," while another noted acidly that Tunisia had been the first Arab country ever to call for peace with Israel. Shultz pointed out that Israel had been increasingly concerned about a general upsurge in terrorism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Israel's 1,500-Mile Raid | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

Within the span of 15 minutes, Hartwick tallied three times--the final goal coming on a striking full volley shot from forward Paul Cushion--to turn the game around and capture a 3-1 lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hartwick Eludes Booters, 3-2; Crimson Stalls in Second Half | 10/7/1985 | See Source »

After that it was easy. Lendl won the next four points closing out the match with a put-away forehand volley...

Author: By John Rosenthal, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Lendl Whips McEnroe To Capture Open Title | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

This summer's meetings mark the first time Fine Arts graduate students and faculty members have met formally to resolve a host of perennial problems, previously broached only in a volley of harsh, letters...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: Fine Arts Students To Propose Reforms | 8/9/1985 | See Source »

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