Word: wind
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dynasty, and they lived out their one hundred years as if they were in their natural element. Fifty years passed, but Aureliano went on making little gold fishes and planning for a "mortal con-flagration that would wipe out all vestiges of a regime of corruption." Fifty years of wind and rain passed, and Aureliano's father remained tied to the tree in the yard. "Four years, eleven months, and two days" of rain flooded the town, but his mother kept the house dry and safe...
...behind Kenny, so one side stuck out into the breeze. When we reached fourth gear, the egg trays were fluttering so hard they began to make a loud roaring sound, almost like a siren. By fifth gear, I could tell the only thing making us go slower was the wind resistance of the egg trays. When I tried to shift the eggs from one hand to another, I felt my hand go wet with goo. Again, in the calm state of shock at top speed, I began to observe what was happening. The eggs were bounding out both left...
Rough water and a 20-mile-per-hour wind were the biggest obstacles facing the Harvard heavyweight crew as Harry Parker's charges crushed the Brown heavyweights by six lengths on the Seekonk River in Providence Saturday to capture the Stein Trophy for the tenth consecutive year...
...Most alcoholics hold jobs, raise families, and manage to hide their addiction from everyone, often even from themselves. An alcoholic may go on for years, imbibing three martinis at lunch, two more on the way home and three when he gets there. One day, however, he may wind up in a hospital with a broken leg and, deprived of his daily quota, may suddenly find himself in the middle of the DTs (delirium tremens), which are characterized by extreme agitation, confusion and frightening hallucinations...
...Charles yesterday, the third varsity lights trounced the third B.U. heavies by one and one-half lengths. The 3-V had open water by the 750 meter point and cruised to an easy victory. The Crimson third boaters covered the 2000 meter course in 6:25, with a following wind...