Word: splashing
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...Splish, Splash Who would want to spend 14 1/2 hours in the chilly waters of the English Channel? Not many, but 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle, who died at the age of 98 on Dec. 1, did just that, and she set the record as the first woman to swim the Channel [Milestones, Dec. 15], beating by two hours the best men's time. We reported her swim from France to Britain in an Aug. 16, 1926, article...
...such alarming news hardly made a splash in the United States. Sure, The New York Times ran its requisite coverage from the foreign desk and an editorial from out of nowhere praising the slow but steady progress of Russian democracy, but the talking heads simply brushed it aside, and the story became little more than a small blurb on Headline News. Instead of hearing about tainted elections, we heard about the Paris Hilton video. And while both are important in their own way, I’m pretty sure most of us would agree that Putin is a little...
...maintenance-crew member Alan Powell of his first bobsled ride. Or join up for a program at the park's ski jumps, among the highest-altitude ramps in the world. In the summer, ice is traded for wheels on bobsleds, and aerial skiers land in a 750,000-gal. "splash" pool...
...third day of a trip that was supposed to last two days, the Somalis feel the vehicle slowing down, and then see smoke pouring from under the hood. The Sudanese smugglers stop and splash water onto the engine and the truck coughs back to life. The frightening ritual bath is repeated over the next few days. But when the truck rolls to a stop on the seventh day, something more serious is wrong. This time, the bath doesn't work. The drivers are nervous as they try to get the motor turning again. No luck. Getting stuck out here means...
...Senators watched in curious silence as Madame Chiang walked down the aisle of the Senate Chamber. They saw a still face with big dark eyes. They saw a slim, straight figure in a black Chinese gown, with here a tiny splash of jade, there a black sequin's understated sparkle. Madame Chiang stepped to the rostrum ... shot a smile at the Senators, and then, after apologizing for not having a set speech, knocked their silvery blocks off ... When she finished, tough guys were melted. 'Goddam it,' said one grizzled Congressman ... Much-moved listeners probably did not stop to analyze what...