Word: winded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wind was quiet...
...captains Russell Long and Jim Hammitt, the sailors breezed home ahead of top-ranked Yale and traditional powerhouse Tufts in last weekend's meet, trailing only URI. The national sailing journals rate the Crimson between sixth and eighth in the nation, and Horn is confident his crew will wind up the season even better than that...
...economic news last week resembled an early spring weather report: mostly bright sunshine, but with a chilly wind to serve as an unwelcome reminder of the bitter winter. The wind was inflation, which leaped to an annual rate of 12.7% in February as measured by the Consumer Price Index, even worse than the 10% pace of January. By far the biggest rise came in food prices, largely reflecting fruit and vegetable shortages caused by January's crop-killing cold. Though most economists expect the rate to fall in coming months-they think the underlying pace...
Earlier the Better. Syed sees still another benefit. Until now, he notes, many women with a suspicious lump in the breast have been extremely reluctant to go to a doctor for fear they would quickly wind up under the knife. By contrast, implants offer them a less menacing option, which may encourage them to seek help earlier-and early treatment, whatever the technique, is still the best way to beat breast cancer...
...Mackin feels that "the cosmetic end of TV is a burden for women. Viewers are tougher on us. They look at our clothes more closely than at a man's." ABC'S Osmer recalls the day in Washington when the wind kept messing up her hair, as well as her stand-up report; a male correspondent helpfully produced a can of hair spray from his attaché case...