Word: sighting
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...elevator doors opened into a cavernous room in an underground tunnel outside Geneva. Out came the eminent British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, in a wheelchair as always. He was there to behold a wondrous sight. Before him loomed a giant device called a particle detector, a component of an incredible machine whose job is to accelerate tiny fragments of matter to nearly the speed of light, then smash them together with a fury far greater than any natural collision on earth...
...Washington, Shevardnadze offered another surprise. He told his American opposite number that Gorbachev wanted a five-day summit, to begin on May 30. White House officials had been counting on a visit in late June. They had envisioned a meeting that would allow the Soviet President time for sight- seeing and for plenty of leisurely photo opportunities to remind Americans of the U.S.-Soviet goodwill that has blossomed under the Bush Administration...
...sound of a Delta drawl or a Georgia twang reminds me of home, as does the occasional Duke sweatshirt I see on campus. The sight of the Confederate flag, however, does not remind me of home. Just the opposite--it fills me with fear. Despite belonging to the `correct' country club, enjoying a private school education, having a locally well-respected name and good home training, I am not just a Southerner; I am a Black Southerner...
...expecting what I saw after climbing the stairs between Widener and Lamont. Thirty feet away and walking quickly toward me were three very large men. Three very large Black men. And no one else was in sight...
...only for a minute. Once the man is out of sight, I feel slightly ridiculous for feeling frightened, thinking "Of course there's no threat. Of course he didn't mean anything...