Word: disasterous
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Fiery disaster for the tourists in a Las Vegas hotel
The smoke, not the fire, did the damage, billowing in thick black clouds up the air ducts and stair wells, trapping guests on the upper floors of the 26-story structure. At week's end, the death toll had reached 83, and at least 334 were injured; officials feared...
"They are saying peace is a disaster."
Bloch agreed that past events had already damaged many of the region's art treasures. In 1944, the American army "started their invasion of Italy in Salerno," Bloch said, adding that "mankind has done more to destroy irreplaceable art than any natural disaster."
Last year was a disaster. The hoopsters' record of 12-14 overall (4-6 in the Ivies) tells a story of sporadic flashes of individual brilliance continually undermined by inconsistency. It's an old, well-known song. The hoopsters had the talent; especially in a new batch of freshmen pointguards...