Word: wave
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...slow wave and the wide smile. The forceful call to arms against global wealth disparities. The humble acceptance of his own award on behalf of his entire country...
...flight, the Spirit of St. Louis crossed Dingle Bay on the southwest coast of Ireland; Lloyd's finally quoted 10-3 against Charles Lindbergh's making Paris. Six hours more, and he touched down at Le Bourget. A crowd of 150,000 engulfed the little plane like a tidal wave...
...controversial Harvard-educated physicist generated a new wave of hoopla in the scientific community last week when he announced his newest conception--cloning himself...
...sweep of the political breakdown is astonishing. In Thailand, where the disintegration of the baht one year ago set off the tidal wave, the Prime Minister presided over a spectacularly corrupt regime. General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, a former army chief turned politician, wasted billions propping up ailing finance companies owned by political cronies. When the currency crumbled under the pressure, he chose to throw good money after bad in a futile attempt to avoid a humiliating devaluation. Malaysia's cantankerous, 72-year-old Premier Mahathir Mohamad, strongman for 17 years, ran a one-man show with total control over the country...
...addition to the never ending wave of college ratings and write-ups, U.S. News & World Report's annual guide to colleges recently gave Harvard yet another number one ranking...