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  • Next he attempted the tiny front porch, until a howling southeaster drenched the wheel a night-long.

    Chapter 23 2010

  • With rumbles of thunder more common to a summer squall, winter descended in force on the Washington region late Wednesday, icing the area down before switching to snow, extending rush hour to an agonizing night-long crawl and turning out the lights for hundreds of thousands as power lines snapped.

    Barrage of rain, snow, sleet snarls traffic and cuts power across D.C. area Ashley Halsey III 2011

  • With rumbles of thunder more common to a summer squall, winter descended in force on the Washington region late Wednesday, icing the area down before switching to snow, extending rush hour to an agonizing night-long crawl and turning out the lights for hundreds of thousands as power lines snapped.

    Barrage of rain, snow, sleet snarls traffic and cuts power across D.C. area Ashley Halsey III 2011

  • As he drank in the air, the scene, and the distant song of larks, he felt like a poker-player rising from a night-long table and coming forth from the pent atmosphere to taste the freshness of the morn.

    Chapter VIII 2010

  • After climbing to 15,000 feet over four days, she had to be taken off the mountain on a stretcher in a night-long rescue.

    Knuckleballs of Kilimanjaro: Dickey Plots Ascent Brian Costa 2011

  • With rumbles of thunder more common to a summer squall, winter descended in force on the Washington region late Wednesday, icing the area down before switching to snow, extending rush hour to an agonizing night-long crawl and turning out the lights for hundreds of thousands as power lines snapped.

    Barrage of rain, snow, sleet snarls traffic and cuts power across D.C. area Ashley Halsey III 2011

  • •For a reminder of an older blue-collar ethos, and of TV at its best, turn to TV Land's night-long run of Roseanne (8 ET/PT).

    Critic's Corner Tuesday 2009

  • With rumbles of thunder more common to a summer squall, winter descended in force on the Washington region late Wednesday, icing the area down before switching to snow, extending rush hour to an agonizing night-long crawl and turning out the lights for hundreds of thousands as power lines snapped.

    Barrage of rain, snow, sleet snarls traffic and cuts power across D.C. area Ashley Halsey III 2011

  • AUCKLAND, New Zealand—New Zealand beat Australia in the semifinals of the Rugby World Cup here Sunday with a display of sustained aggression and dogged defense that sent this rugby-mad nation of four million into a night-long frenzy.

    All Blacks Advance to Rugby Final Jonathan Clegg 2011

  • They're having a weekend of events, starting with '90s cover band White Ford Bronco on Thursday, but we'd steer you towards Saturday's night-long fiesta.

    Nightlife Agenda 2010

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