Word: windblown
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Only a windblown grand slam in the second inning kept the Eagles in the contest, as Crimson batters abused five B.C. pitchers for 15 hits, eight of them for extra bases...
...Engineers could not catch up to Keyte's heater when it did cross the plate, as only one of MIT's three safeties was hit hard. The only other shot was a windblown foul home run by massive Carl Nowiszewski...
Thus the presidential parade passes by, all but meaningless except to the can didates, the political groupies, the press. On the windblown streets, with snow stacked at the curbs and down the center strip, people all seem to be blimp-shaped, wrapped in navy or rust or blue quilted suits. In motels, freezing guests set thermostats at 90°-but the mercury never touches 60° all night...
...takes its toll on Ackermann herself. As we speak, she is at times the young windblown woman on the campaign posters, hot on a favorite topic like the treatment of troubled youth or the mentally ill. At other times she seems halting, uncomfortable and downright tired as she runs through her paces on standard topics...
...were headed into the morning sun. 'Fresh tracks are easily seen when you look into the sun,' Lomblot explained. 'We can also tell how long ago they were made by how windblown they are.' We passed a sugar-cane field. 'Hate to see sugar cane grown this close to the river,' he said. 'Good place for aliens to hide. Good place to hide dope or smuggled merchandise and later pick it up.' [Drugs as well as people do indeed flow north across the river...