| 单词 | launch |
| 例句 | The questions launched through his mind like bottle rockets. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then, for fear that its brief relapse into prose might have hardened the tyrant’s heart, it launched out breathlessly into Genevieve, tor the third time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The ballet teacher reflected in the mirror clutched her throat as if Belet was about to launch herself at her. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Yossarian followed the small fishing boats and military launches plying back and forth far out and found them unreal; it did not seem true that there were full-sized men aboard, going somewhere every time. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Working with Karl Brandt, his personal physician, Hitler launched the Scientific Registry of Serious Hereditary and Congenital Illnesses to administer a much larger, nationwide euthanasia program to eradicate genetic “defectives.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But often, the most dis-couraging moments are precisely the time to launch an initiative. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd jeered and jostled as the matron launched into it after Magdalys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The Nightbeast launched itself at Seven, and she could not move. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Jackson then launched into a sermon on God's will, which he described as patently proslavery, based on several passages in the Bible and the pronouncements of every Christian minister in Georgia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A large construction crane lifted the coaching launch from a flatcar and placed it gently in the Hudson. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For a second it feels like he’s going to launch into one. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As Sticky helped his mother into her chair, he launched into a detailed explanation of weather systems and local geography. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Call me crazy, but I didn't want the drill explosively launched at my face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The two Voyager interstellar spacecraft, the fastest machines ever launched from Earth, are now traveling at one ten- thousandth the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly worried his past association with Ellsberg would make him suspect in Nixon’s eyes, Kissinger launched into a bizarre attack. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On the second day after the space launch Big Ma said to JimmyTrotter, “Now, son, you’ve watched enough flying spaceships for today. I need to see my program.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z This was the beginning of what would be known, with even greater brevity, as the Rad Lab, and the launch of a new paradigm in scientific research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Seven days later the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition launched another summit attempt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I remember was me spinning like a top— then shooting upward, launched by some invisible brute force. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z With less than a minute to go, Herrmann's orchestra launches into a dramatic finale, marking the end of the radio play. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But it was a powerful force for me, especially at fourteen, with my nerves bright and jangling, ready to launch into a symphony at the slightest provocation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I met young activists from around the world that night—a girl who had started an all-female internet cafe in Afghanistan; a girl who had launched a major anti-bullying campaign in America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When Ferris blew the whistle, the Iowa State band launched into “America,” and the wheel again began to turn. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then we climbed aboard a small van and headed for the launch pad. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She clung to the baby and watched fearfully for the launch, moving her weight unconsciously from one foot to the other, shivering, breathing quickly, making a little moaning noise in her throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The reporter looked into the camera and launched into a brief history of great white sharks in the North Atlantic. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Old Cob nodded before he cleared his throat and launched back into the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Only a year after launching the effort, he was knocking on the million-volt door. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z When I thought about our eight-day voyage, it seemed to me that there were eleven major events along the way: 1. launch. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bothered, too, by the noise of the few steam vessels that Burnham, over his repeated objections, had authorized to travel the exposition’s waters alongside the electric launches. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Henry Maudsley, the psychiatrist, launched the first attack, questioning Galton’s assumptions about heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Dr. von Braun launched another thirty-one-pound Explorer into orbit on March 26. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After receiving a standing ovation for a speech at Washington University in St. Louis advocating a test ban, Pauling launched a petition drive among scientists calling for an immediate international halt to all nuclear testing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Where will we launch it?” was all that Roy Lee wanted to know. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly to his own surprise Adam launched a wild, overhand, harmless swing which had neither force nor direction. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Basil was at the next launch with his notebook pad, writing furiously. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “But who is he?” she says, leaning forward, really expecting me to launch into an essay explaining who the Caliban in my life is. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When no help had come by October 7, Burgoyne launched a desperate attack. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On June 4, 1960, the Big Creek Missile Agency, fresh from its medal-winning performance at the National Science Fair, is sponsoring a day of rocket launches at its Cape Coalwood range. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This is the first I’ve heard Russ talk about outer space since we watched the space shuttle launch on my roof to mark his birthday. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is to do with gold, though,” he said, and launched into an explanation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Ishtar sprints along its fuselage and launches herself at the second bomber. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z No; a bigger and better organization must be launched, one in which the leading writers of the nation could be included, they said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he asks me if I’d like to perform on a new singing program he’s launching in a few weeks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z That is, what arrived to launch food production in Egypt was foreign crops and animals, not foreign peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday evening Ulbrickson told the varsity they could take the coaching launch out for a spin if they wanted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But before that could happen, the Soviets launched Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961, and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He and his deputy, Abel Martinson, had taken the county launch into White Sand Bay on the morning of September 16. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She, Ron, and Harry went into the cabin; Fang launched himself upon Harry the moment he entered, barking madly and trying to lick his ears. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Anchel is dead. Daphne is dead. The rats found Shed, Fangor. King Gorger has launched his armies. They come for us,” gasped the woman. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Meredith, who had integrated that state’s university system in 1962, launched a solo 220-mile walk from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Magnolia State’s capitol in Jackson on June 5. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Why did the rise of agriculture launch the evolution of our crowd infectious diseases? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The steersman called, and a sailor threw a line from above, and another hurried down the ladder to make it fast to the launch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is five miles to the vuvv launch site where the shuttle is coming down. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly I heard a motorboat coming our way, and as it pulled close enough I could see it was a small Coast Guard launch. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She grabbed his hand and they launched themselves across the pit. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "So he's going to launch with a big hole in the front of the ship? " The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A long stretch of low, overcast skies at Cape Canaveral put the kibosh on two more scheduled launches, on January 20 and February 12,1962. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When the referee said, “fence,” Olena flew from the start, launching a long attack. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I hoisted a three-legged stool, meaning to launch it at Nick's opponent. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In a classroom with other defectors, he learned that the Korean War started when North Korea launched an unprovoked surprise invasion of the South on June 25,1950. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The era of Big Science was now launched by a partnership of foundation, university, and industry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The hangar doors slid open, and the Vonnegut rocketed out the launch tunnel and up into the starry sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The whine of a motor launch, someone burning biodiesel to reach the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the groups, a secret Communist faction—the Khmer Rouge—launched an armed struggle against the Cambodian government. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The structure crumbles, but she launches herself higher, flying through the smoke and fire. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The driver launched into a long speech peppered with familiar words like America and President Kennedy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But just as he reared up and launched himself into the air, Fair Knightess thrust her forelegs out in front of her and lifted herself up directly into Manding- ham’s path. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Two months later, Project Vanguard, managed by the US Naval Research Laboratory, also managed to launch a satellite, though the achievement was overshadowed by Vanguard’s many rocket failures. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As he folded his page and slipped it into his bag, two boys in the back launched paper airplanes at the girls in the second row. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “These two rocket scientists were killed,” Terryl began, as she launched into the story of the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They would cross the river in the relief committee’s launch and he would see that she got as far as the Wuchang “Y.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the launches pushed off and hung in the waters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By the time I’d scrambled to my feet, Dad had launched something else. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Tom Bolles maneuvered his coaching launch up behind his boys’ boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My class was wearing butter-yellow pique dresses, and Momma launched out on mine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Henrietta’s cells helped launch the fledgling field of virology, but that was just the beginning. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z From the moment the shell is launched, the coxswain is the captain of the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We all went to the cove and watched him launch the big canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Russia responds by launching a nuclear missile at Universal Studios Florida, proclaiming that if they can’t visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, no one can. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And, tipping wine out, Pheidon swore to me the ship was launched, the seamen standing by to take Odysseus to his land at last. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He takes center stage, clears his throat, and smoothly launches into his rhyme. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo stood rooted, experiencing the full meaning of useless as a wave of enemies hurtled toward them, moving with uncanny fluidity, flying at them as though launched. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Everything was in place, but without The Gold-Bug, his game wouldn’t get launched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had become chief minister of the KwaZulu homeland with the tacit support of the ANC, and even his launching of Inkatha as a Zulu cultural organization was unopposed by the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z James Jackson actually made menacing faces at the Quakers in the gallery, called them outright lunatics, then launched into a tirade so emotional and incoherent that reporters in the audience had difficulty recording his words. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To be fair, the Americans publicly announced their launch schedules well in advance, so it amounted to the same thing. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A new War on Poverty could have been launched. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Harry reacted instinctively: As Kreacher lunged for the poker standing in the grate, he launched himself upon the elf, flattening him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Malachite let out a guttural scream and launched herself out of her seat, aiming with violent hands for her sister. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The MAV isn't going to have much weight allowance when I launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Park’s group managed to launch just one of its ten balloons and tens of thousands of leaflets were spilled onto the ground. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When a long-range missile exploded soon after launch, he admitted the failure. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He looked forlornly at the blue folder that contained his cheerful speech praising a perfect launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, she worked on the expanded version of Dollywould that Dahlia and Chloe had put up the money to launch. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z This time he purchased a Liberty launch, a fifty-foot-long empty boat hull with a hole in it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It launched itself at Frank and left him no choice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hermione launched herself forward and started punching every inch of him that she could reach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The lieutenant saluted and turned for the launch. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z This was why, in the decades since the simulation’s launch, the city had become a kind of high-tech Mecca. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A month before launch, we all got tattoos of our "Mars numbers." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z How often can you watch a space shuttle launch? Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into wars, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They agreed to launch a pamphlet campaign against what Jefferson called “the reign of witches.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “I told Abel to stay put. To stay where he was. That I would pick him up in the launch.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you square away the launch and meet me back up at the office? I’m going to walk up with Chambers here. Me and him’ve got things to discuss.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It took everything Dimple had to not burst into a grin and launch herself into Rishi’s arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was a battle-hardened bureaucratic fighter whose career in federal service had been launched with his appointment to the New Deal’s Tennessee Valley Authority. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Harry realized their mistake just in time: He launched himself sideways, shoving Ron and Hermione out of harm’s way as Xenophilius’s Stunning Spell soared across the room and hit the Erumpent horn. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was used to simulate the acceleration our bodies would feel during launch and reentry. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The electric launch carrying Burnham, Dora Root, and the foreign dignitaries cut silently through the lagoon, scattering the white city reflected upon its surface. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Air Force was launching ballistic missiles every week. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My father mopped his brow again and launched into the parable of the one mustard seed falling on a barren place, and the other one on good soil. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She launched the airplane and it caught a current and circled down toward the town, like a promise of something good. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Remember, Sputnik had been launched only two years earlier. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The ice was too soft to cross, but there was not enough open water to launch the boats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The angler fish glowed bright and then once more launched its body. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The question forms in my stomach and launches from my throat like a moan. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The wolf launched himself across the space between me and the vampire, fangs aiming for the jugular. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then we launched a second fierce attack to gain some control of the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The band launches into victory music and the crowd goes wild. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Just five yards more and he would have launched himself over the edge and down to the rocks below. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Night.—I am writing this in the light from the furnace door of the steam launch: Lord Godalming is firing up. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He proved his worth as a spy almost immediately, with detailed descriptions of Russia's latest missile systems, the location of missile batteries in Eastern Europe, and technical details about missile launching pads and fuel supplies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z MapleG: No, but we did get to watch a space shuttle launch. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The soldier informs Lee that the attack will be launched in a few moments. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The flare in my chest reignited and spread like a rocket launch through my body, heating me from my scalp down to the tips of my toes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was actually the coincidence of the dot-com boom and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that launched the fiber-optic bubble. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It could be a product rebranding, a fashion show, an album launch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once Spain had thus launched the European colonization of America, other European states saw the wealth flowing into Spain, and six more joined in colonizing America. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He launched a campaign against the king of Armenia, who had snubbed the marriage pact between their children. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z We must push on; we shall never feel happy till we get the launch in sight again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Twitter may launch the feature as soon as next month. Facebook may need a little more time.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As they do, Uriah launches himself at one of them and punches him hard in the jaw. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I shall get a steam launch and follow him,” said Lord Godalming. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If the pack carried them north fast enough, they could reach the edge of the ice and be able to launch the boats. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z "Houston, this is Launch Control, we are go for launch." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But Peeta, always so powerful and now fueled by tracker jacker insanity, gets his feet under Mitchell’s belly and launches him farther down the block. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They got engaged a few years after the launch of the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I would like to stay around for the speaking in tongues, should it occur, but the mosquitoes, worked into a frenzy by all this talk of His blood, are launching a full-scale attack. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me tell you how I run things up there,” I said and launched into the story of my recent suspension from school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The uncle was away, but the aunt invited the investigators inside and launched into a venomous rant about how Ernest had married one of those red millionaires. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The angels launched new investigations, new policies and programs meant to fix the blind spots they’d created by claiming that the monsters were gone. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He graduated in June 1884 with a lackluster record and set out to find “some favorable location” in which to launch a practice. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “But comrade, you cannot stage their revolution for them. You can only create awareness. Educate them. They must launch their own struggle. They must overcome their fears.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As the trikes closed in, the tyrannosaurus launched into the air, landing with his huge hind legs on the triceratops directly to Magdalys’s left. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Now, listen, my boy,” Neylan rejoined, launching into a two-hour monologue about the history of the oath, the duplicity of Robert Sproul, and the faculty’s disrespect for the board of regents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The PAC announced that it was launching its own antipass campaign on March 21, ten days before ours was to begin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When it launched on June 9, 1959, the stealthy sub carried sixteen nuclear-tipped missiles capable of hurling a warhead 1,300 miles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "I wonder how much longer—" The MAV launched with incredible force. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When he ignored her, she began launching balled-up pieces of notebook paper at his head. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They've split into two groups at the sides of the horn and are using those powerful hindquarters to launch themselves at us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There were too many dark corners to hide in, too many shadows to launch punches from. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z At least he had a magnificent new scheme ready for launching against M. Minkoff. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Suit yourself," he said, waved, and the launch turned and sped away. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They launched into a long discussion of their memories, both of railroading and of the Sierras. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Many investigations were launched to determine the cause of the flood. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The shuttle clanks as we shift off the dock and onto the launch rails. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Though the Germans fell on the Americans like a whirlwind, more American reinforcements soon arrived and launched a vicious counterattack known as the Battle of the Bulge. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I run for them and surprise even myself when I launch into Haymitch's arms first. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But if you were standing on the equator, and launched a missile to the south, it would land to the left, not the right. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When his car hit a truck, he launched through the windshield in a perfect arc until he landed, tangled and speared, in the arms of a pine tree. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Scythe Bello launched into pursuit like a bloodhound, heading down the snowy hillside, disappearing into the trees. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The two girls launched into battle side by side. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At first we tried to fight them and launched our own service, called Billpoint. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The stone steps trembled as he stomped toward his smaller kin, and Grawp’s lopsided mouth fell open, showing yellow, half-brick-sized teeth; and then they launched themselves at each other with the savagery of lions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Taylor launched into a series of dance moves punctuated by ninjalike kicks and strikes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow,” Eril-Fane told them, and his voice seemed to weigh down the air, “we launch one of the silk sleighs.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Men replaced their hats as the band launched into their next number. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask her if Drew really did have work after practice, but the last thing I needed was Stephanie launching an investigation on my behalf, most likely making the situation even worse. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He is helping with the launch and he has no patience. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Yet the State Council insisted all launches be shrouded in secrecy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Marlene launches into a description of the simulations, and I let her voice, and Caleb’s voice, wash over me as I finish my sandwich. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I began to laugh, too, because my uncle was trying to say something and he was so possessed with laughter that he couldn’t say a complete word without launching into another fit of laughter. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "Fifteen," she said, "fourteen . . . thirteen . . . twelve . . . eleven . . ." Thousands had gathered at Cape Canaveral, the largest crowd ever to watch an unmanned launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z You have found the first clue in Garrison Griswold's literary scavenger hunt launched on November 10. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Feverish moths of various sizes batted against us before launching themselves at the lamps again and again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Gemini 7 was due to launch in a few months, and I had to be ready to fly it in case anything happened to Jim Lovell. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mars 3 mission was rigidly organized before launch. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gemini 10 had been launched in the afternoon, but Apollo 11 was scheduled for an 8:32 a.m. departure, and we had a lot of things to do before then. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rosaleen ... Smith, and Lily ... Williams,” I lied and then launched in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Bolles followed his freshman crew out to the starting line in his launch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From the consulate’s doors people emerge, men in cream-colored suits and women in straw hats, walking arm in arm to a waiting launch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday rose to his feet as if launched from his chair. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Unable to eliminate the Indigenous population through open warfare, the British eventually launched a campaign of systematic destruction of the Powhatan agricultural resources. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Then Harry and Ron launched themselves upon him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, at the Quidditch World Cup,” said Harry, and he launched into the story of the Dark Mark’s appearance, and Winky being found with Harry’s wand clutched in her hand, and Mr. Crouch’s fury. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To this he had a simple answer: “That, in fact, is exactly what it was . . . The only way in which a broad program could be launched rapidly and on an adequate scale.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here we were, enjoying a pleasant evening, and now Dad was about to launch into his positivity theory. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Ida Wells-Barnett and various women’s clubs launched liberty bond campaigns to raise money for the war effort. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I launched myself in the direction of the door, fumbling around until I found it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The band launches into the first few notes of our fight song and falls silent. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Joseph Stalin, the Soviet premier, called desperately for the Americans and British to launch an invasion of German-held Western Europe. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A few Earthborn launched a volley of rocks, but from the sides of the hull a dozen Archimedes spheres sprayed out, intercepting the boulders and blasting them to dust. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They lay in silence, strapped to their couches and ready for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Pattie tried to sort it out but it wasn't long until both of the police officers were standing in front of her getting ready to launch an avalanche of questions in her direction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I could hear the suck and thump of the darts being launched and landing on his wall, through mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They had, however, already decided to launch the nationwide sit-in movement in Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z However, Ethiopia also developed many indigenous crops, and we do not yet know whether it was these crops or the arriving Fertile Crescent crops that launched Ethiopian food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When Nixon came in, Kissinger launched into a lecture about how the president didn’t seem to grasp the danger of allowing top secret documents to be leaked to the press. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Indian community was outraged and launched a concerted, two-year campaign of passive resistance to oppose the measures. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fearing for their independence, the Alexandrians launched a revolt against the pharaoh. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I had to push Grover so he wouldn’t get launched into the mountain on the Boar Tusk Express. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was as if the build-a-thorax gene had incorrectly been commanded in the wrong compartment—and had sanguinely launched its command. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I arrived on the South Col, our launching pad for the summit assault, at 1:00 p.m. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Eddington’s painstaking publicity campaign launched the theory of relativity into popular culture and its father, Albert Einstein, into a life of international renown. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We stood and watched it launch back up into the clear, starry sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "Iris is ready to go. The scheduled launch is 9:14 a.m. "Once launched, it will stay in orbit for at least three hours. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dana intended to establish a command center there, and from Bryantown launch cavalry patrols through the surrounding countryside, in pursuit of the Lincoln and Seward assassins. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But both crews had been rowing for hours, and as he trailed them in his launch Ulbrickson waited for the younger, less experienced boys to fade. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Everything else, however, will go through tests from now until launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Supposedly Thomas had wanted to color, but I’d insisted that we launch my new rocket instead. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They ran for the launches, Nailer piling in behind Reynolds. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, just as rain began to fall, the crowd launched into a chant demanding that Mayor Grabarek come out and receive a list of demands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z On November 3, the Russians struck again, launching Sputnik II. This one had a dog in it—Laika was her name—and by her picture in the paper, she looked a little like Poteet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After the launch has motored away, an official turns to the crowd. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I called out for my dad, and at the sound of my voice the bird launched itself off the dresser. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Needing no more invitation than that, she launched into a minute-by- minute account of the previous night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Three months after her jittery first approach to the FBI office in New Haven, Bentley had launched the biggest single case in the Bureau's history. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He might even now be pulling them apart page by page, folding them into birds, and launching them off his high widow’s walk, one by one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z After 19 years of promised and canceled flights, the Soviet Union had just launched the second woman into space from the Soviet space center in Baikonur. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Townsend had discovered that about 8,000 Redcoats were boarding ships to sail to Newport, where they would launch an attack on the French troops. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When Cox and Cobb seemed to grow skeptical, the Russian man launched into a story that grabbed their attention. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In this case I guess it indicated the sum of all the work that many people put into the launch of a manned spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Both men also shared a keen sense of the highly fluid and still-fragile character of the recently launched American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z When the news of the failed mission reached Hitler, he launched into a violent tirade. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I'm dangling halfway between my launching place and the window. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Once the capsule climbed through the launch window, separated from the Atlas, and settled into a successful orbit, it established communication links with the ground stations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At one point, she tried her experiment by playing passages not from LordJim but from Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, the book that launched the epic film. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that there's a space shuttle launch scheduled for Monday morning. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At which point he launched himself at me—we don’t usually bind these men—and took my head beneath his arm in a grip of iron. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He called for his soldiers to launch flaming torches to set the ships on fire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Above me is clear blue sky and it feels as if we’re going to be launched to our certain death. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of justification the program was launched, with the state providing the manpower and supervising the operation, the federal government providing equipment and additional men, and the communities paying for the insecticide. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Griffith performed an experiment that, unwittingly, launched the molecular biology revolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then the light moved away, and the launch moved past. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every time the United States launched a satellite, the Russians launched one bigger and better. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They launched into a discussion about why the room smelled like old people and wet carpet when there was, in fact, no carpet in the room, but I cut them off. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But they had only launched the ships when the blind giant was seen slowly making his way down to the shore to wash the cavity where his eye had been, which still flowed with blood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When jockey Kurtsinger launched War Admiral in his final drive for the wire, Pollard said, do something completely unexpected and probably unprecedented: Let him catch up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly a decade would pass before the United States regained the know-how or the will to launch espionage operations on Russian soil. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My nervous system launched into “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “We need a building—a blockhouse, it’s called—where we can go for protection when our rockets are launched. Could you give us some lumber to build one?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As no one says anything he launches a ”Well!” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell,” said Susan, who invariably launched a telephone session with this command. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled in reaction before launching into more cross-examination. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Some rapper calls out for everybody to Nae-Nae, followed by a bunch of “Heys” as people launch into their own versions. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z As it happened, the Eurasian Higher Command had launched its offensive in South India and left North Africa alone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A space center that housed mankind's most advanced knowledge of rocketry yet had still failed to execute today's launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On September 1, the pilot of a Soviet interceptor jet launched air-to-air missiles at Korean Air Lines flight 007, which Soviet ground crews had mistaken for a hostile military aircraft. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I launch off the edge of the bridge and lunge at her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This message took the form of a stolen missile launched at the Fowl Star on her way past Murmansk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Henry wasn’t around much, because he spent most of his time working and trying to launch a political career. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He wanted the strike launched as soon as possible. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We waited in the rain, and the two launches drifted upon the Rappahannock, and still the Crepuscule made no move to aid. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Probably the first medical use of modern insecticides occurred in Italy in 1943 when the Allied Military Government launched a successful attack on typhus by dusting enormous numbers of people with DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Water wall to launch, with your permission,” Jessie said to Isa when she got to the roof, lifting the water bottle out of the REP bag and holding it up. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I want you to figure out how he can launch his rockets without everybody getting upset about it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nine televisions mounted to the wall were each tuned to a different network; each network showed the launch pad. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If all went according to Hall’s grand plan, our summit assault would be launched from this highest camp—Camp Four—a month hence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I want to know everything about this and I’m about to launch into a series of questions, wondering if he likes animal shows too, when it appears he’s found what he’s been looking for. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Here, she had to launch herself into the talking, for instance during a lull, as now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The lifeguard immediately launched a boat to search for Eugene. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Shells are launched into the row of apartments, setting off the chain of explosions we heard, and the building collapses into rubble and dust. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z For the flyboys of the air corps, airplanes were mechanisms for transporting troops and supplies to combat zones, armed wings for pursuing enemies, sky-high launching pads for ship-sinking bombs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary launched herself through the air—a deadly black shadow with teeth and claws. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "There are risks to any launch," Annie said, sidestepping the question, "but we don't anticipate problems. The weather at the Cape is clear with warm temperatures. Conditions couldn't be better." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time Malcolm saw another boat on the water—a long, low-cabined launch with a quiet motor that puttered gently and held it against the stream. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I watched her launch herself into the air, do a double twist, and come down running, a big grin on her black muzzle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But before the tune launches into full volume, let me fill you in on what has happened these last eleven years. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So you see, he never finishes the boat—so he doesn’t ever have to launch it.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After they’ve exhausted the topic of the Quarter Quell, my prep team launches into a whole lot of stuff about their incomprehensibly silly lives. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z By criteria established before launch, two of the three Viking microbiology experiments seem to have yielded positive results. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even better than the Shuttle, which must be launched with rockets, would be an aerospace plane that could take off from a runway, like a jetliner, and fly up into orbit by itself. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When everything looked O.K., the clamps holding us to the launch pad were released, and we were on our way. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As the human beings approached the farm buildings, Snowball launched his first attack. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I gathered my energies and launched them in this blunt sentence— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He had a range of twenty- five days during which Iris might launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I had half a mind to stick a booster rocket under his waistband and launch it into orbit. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The shuttle from Santa Fe to the launch site in the San Juan National Forest near Durango takes less than two hours. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Or if he could have launched himself in front of a wand to save someone he loved....He envied even his parents’ deaths now. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They launched spell after spell, trying desperately to push the monstruo back, but it did not so much as flinch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Each time I peer overboard, I half expect the Abyssal Serpent to launch itself out of the water, clamp onto my head, and take me down. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The stories ranged from number one, the launching of Sputnik, to President Eisenhower’s stroke and the passage of the Civil Rights bill. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’ll do well. Please give us a cue before every launch.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We carefully raised it into a vertical position and then lowered it on the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z More crocodiles were launching themselves off the banks. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's all happening twelve light-minutes away. That means it takes twenty-four minutes for them to get the answer to any question they ask. The whole launch is twelve minutes long. They're on their own." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t say hello; he just launches in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At the Big Store, those few old men not at the launch got uncertainly to their feet as the thunder reached them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The next year, the Soviet Union launched the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The blow launched Kin backwards, and as the blacksmith flailed for balance, Sigurd charged after him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mounted police launched cavalry charges into the massed strikers, swinging at them with batons. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even that mysterious chill she’d been feeling since the ship launched had dissipated, at least for now. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In an effort to address the rampant joblessness among black men labeled criminals, a growing number of advocates in recent years have launched Ban the Box campaigns. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “In July of 2008, a woman in Salt Lake City ran a red light while trying to send a text message. She critically injured one driver and killed a pedestrian,” Terryl launched in. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Grabbing the emergency launch checklist with one hand, he flicked switches rapidly with the other. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He lost the election, to nobody’s surprise save his own, but immediately launched another political campaign, this time for the presidency of the United States. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As she waited for her turn, at least six contestants before her launched into “O mio Fernando,” the same aria she was to sing. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z What’s more, as John Adams so nicely put it, “in Virginia all Geese are Swans,” meaning that Virginia’s elite genuinely believed that it had almost singlehandedly launched and led the war for independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Sputnik chases its rocket trail back to the launching pad and polio stalks the land. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The retaining clamps ejected from the launch gantry, falling to the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A camera in the office across the road caught Alex as he launched himself into space. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He led me across the deck and back through the automatic doors, which slid open to reveal a large launching bay. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z For instance, the enormous investments made in nuclear weapons during World War II and in airplanes and trucks during World War I launched whole new fields of technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Milligan launched the boat and steered them out into the channel, where the children eyed the rocks that jutted up here and there on all sides. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Sputnik made it by midweek after its launch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His own car was parked in town near the docks; he’d left it there earlier that same morning when he’d gone to the harbor for the launch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Before we could truly embark on this journey as small business owners, we needed investment capital to help launch the business. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I entered my stronghold’s hangar and pressed a button on the wall to open the launch doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When things went south between my mom and Nate at the boat launch that day, I swear giving Bryce one rock after another was the only way I kept him with me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z We launched water rockets, tested gravity in a drop tower, and controlled a robotic arm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z That launched me, and I had to go on and say, “or anything else.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His launch had been delayed due to various technical problems and high solar activity. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z "Why not? Ares 4 won't even launch for another five years. Plenty of time." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The soda bottles launched into the air and sent sweet suds bursting out of every window in the cafeteria, and one bottle zoomed down the hallway and out the front door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Company property is for company business, not for launching rockets.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He ordered his torpedo into its tube and was only seconds from firing it when he called off the launch. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There, as at Berkeley, he convened a policy meeting every morning at eight, marched into the room to its most comfortable chair, and launched the proceedings with a breezy “What’s new?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Instead, he is going to launch him toward the heavens where el Conejo’s outline will remain on the surface of the moon, so all are reminded of the mightiness of such a tiny creature. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She explained that in his absence, she and his brother had launched a revolt against Octavian, a conflict that could destroy Mark Antony’s position in Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘Did we not launch you well for home, or for whatever land you chose?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year or two the relative positions of the planets and the physics of Kepler and Newton permit the launch of a spacecraft to Mars or Venus with a minimum expenditure of energy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She steadied her trembling hand, raised it to the air, and gulped as the figures launched into a run. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And yet we all gathered in Ma Charles’s living room while I angled for a better picture of the crowds gathered outside the launch pad down in Florida. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I giggle and run across the room and launch myself into his open arms. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The entire afterpart of the ship was on fire, and sailors were launching the lifeboat that was on our deck. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To launch the entertainment, two tall, splendid gladiators were set to fight, one armed with a sword and the other with a net and a trident—a fork with spiked tines and a long handle. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When I had earned my place as the center of attention, I launched into the tale of Grandpa’s gunfight. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The trick was to plant both my feet on the ground, near the wall, then launch myself to the top of the opposite wall and hit with my back. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped my parents were also tuned in to the launch and counting along with us—Pa and Mrs. by TV and Cecile by radio. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They also grieved together when all their best-laid plans were destroyed in the February 1967 electrical fire on board the Apollo 1 command module, which was on the launch- pad in Cape Canaveral for testing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Instead, I’d been busy working on my fourth initiative as First Lady, called Let Girls Learn, which Barack and I had launched together back in the spring. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I saw the angels, or at least I imagined I saw them, watching us scrap, stepping forward and catching the car batteries or jagged lengths of steel tubing that Dad launched across the yard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Agency had launched the most difficult kind of counterespionage campaign: the mole hunt. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As Emily, James, and Matthew seated themselves in Mr. Griswold’s office, Jack perched on the arm of the couch and launched into an explanation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Anger overcame reason and he launched himself into the display case. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It soon grew, thanks to Harvey's stubborn determination, into the largest and most expensive espionage operation ever launched by the CIA. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Just as Celaena was about to launch herself and her knives at the captain, someone stomped a spear on the ground and called the room to attention. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I have enough to last till launch, so I won't starve. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsie and I launched our own investigation, I got to question Moreau and used what I learned to get Dylan to tell me about the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Rowan launched himself at Citra, threw a kick that he telegraphed with his body language, and missed her by a fraction of an inch. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Lyric launches into Seven’s arms, and he swings her around. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The big gunter clans had once again banded together to launch a coordinated attack on the Sixers’ forces. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The panicked jockeys behind him launched frantic rallies to catch him, but they could only cut the lead down to eight lengths. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z An aggressive antibreeding area campaign was launched and once again proved to be highly successful. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Of course they were growing and surviving decades after her death, of course they floated through the air, and of course they’d led to cures for diseases and been launched into space. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He walked a fine line filling out the form: making the launch date and flight path clear, while doing everything possible to "conceal state secrets." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had watched the 1992 launch from his own backyard when he was a kid. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But Harriet never found its equal and devoted her life instead to poetry, eventually founding Poetry magazine, where she helped launch Ezra Pound toward national prominence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The curb is the launching point for many a deed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "Ask 'em all for help with this launch." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their battle to rid the nation of alcohol launched women into politics and, importantly, aided them in their fight for the right to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Unbelievably, despite Olmsted’s hectoring, Burnham still seemed to consider steam-powered launches an acceptable choice for the exposition’s boat service. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Using the Willow Creek ticket as a starting point, Kalitka launched an extremely thorough search, chasing down leads that led as far afield as Europe and South Africa. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ought to kill her,” said Thor, still stinging from his own failure to launch the ship, and he grasped the handle of Mjollnir, his hammer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A war correspondent triumphantly announced that the lodgment area from which the Allied Armies would soon launch their major offensive into the heart of occupied France was now adequate and secure. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z April 19, 1971: The first space station, Salyut 7, is launched. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They attached the line with which they had been snubbing the boat to Buck’s neck and shoulders, being careful that it should neither strangle him nor impede his swimming, and launched him into the stream. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Abel rubbed the sleep from his eyes, took up his lute, and launched into “The Domishman’s Wife,” whilst one of his washerwomen beat time on her drum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Because the design of space missions is finalized many years before launch, and because of Vishniac’s death, the results of his Antarctic experiments did not influence the Viking design for seeking Martian life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Germans had launched new attacks in France, between the Somme and Arve rivers and were now claiming to have taken ninety thousand prisoners. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z "This is Flight, we are go for launch on schedule." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as he shoved past Chess’s door, Finn launched himself toward the bed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It's nice to know that my launch to orbit won't have any pesky backup systems weighing me down. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could think it through, before his mind could tell him to stop, he launched himself toward the curate, and thrust his blade forward with all of his force, finally achieving that exquisite completion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But Stanton was tired of waiting, and she launched into a racist rant. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson sat quietly in the launch at the finish line, listening to the band on the Chippewa play “Bow Down to Washington.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I watch, a small explosion flashes from the launch port and one shuttle dock rail skews to one side, while the other completely detaches. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And perhaps one day soon they would launch a small space vehicle devoted to exploring this visitor from the realm of the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Laika died within five to seven hours of launch from stress and overheating. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Mama nods, and Drake launches himself forward and grabs the plate of bacon like he hasn’t had food in a hundred years. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Every time they launch something down at Cape Canaveral, it’s like...I just want to help out somehow. But I can’t. If I build my own rockets—” I stopped, not certain I was making sense. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If you launch a new musical form, though, what you need is a composer of such stature and brilliance that there is a decent chance of someone taking your new art form seriously. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One such evening Burnham led a tour of the fair aboard an electric launch for a group that included John Root’s widow, Dora, and a number of foreign emissaries. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He launched one bangle over your head, and as you slowly raised your hands to try to catch it, he sent the other flying so fast, it struck you before tinkling to the floor. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The council resolved that the ANC would hold demonstrations on April 6, 1952, as a prelude to the launching of the Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The launch cast off and began chugging northward along the lake shore. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Almost simultaneously, Shea launched into his brilliant “It wasn’t us” story while I loudly attempted to overrule him by apologizing profusely. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Based east of Lima in the Andes heights, it first became prominent in the sixth century a.d.—a bad time to be launching a nation on the Pacific side of South America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Because before the little fish can get back underwater, a huge tuna comes up behind them and launches itself into the air like a fish-seeking missile. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The longshoremen’s victory launched the modern labor movement in the western United States, in which workers have the right by law to form unions and bargain with employers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The grown-ups settled into the living room and launched into a long conversation about the details of what had happened that morning. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Instead, my parsimonious father launches into a ten-minute-long lecture about how working for a living is hard and kids today don’t get it because they’re given allowances they don’t earn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Rowan took a deep breath, gripped his blades tightly in both hands, and with a guttural war cry that drowned the alarms blaring in his soul, he launched himself forward. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had spent a great deal of time working with the Liberty Party, an antislavery political party, but he was never able to launch his own political career. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Moss watched as a few balls of paper were launched forward out of the surging mass. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Groves signed off on the new system in March, launching another round of frenetic experimentation in Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Nick takes a swig of his tea and yawns, and Leah immediately tries to launch a little paper wad into his mouth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I started to think about spacecraft big enough for whole families to be launched—to the moon, Mars, perhaps the stars themselves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But Dad was too busy making deviled- ham sandwiches to launch an investigation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Bobby launched an aggressive series of moves, waging a board battle that was later described as both a “slugfest” and a “sparkling attack and counter-attack.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Taylor launched his rebellion with just 150 soldiers in a Gio section of the country. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They'd also raised enough money to launch a new chapter in Chicago, becoming one of the first organizations to receive federal funding through the AmeriCorps service program created under President Clinton. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then, without even a second thought, she launches herself off the bridge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The cabinets shook, and a suit of armor collapsed as the cat launched himself at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then she launched into an abbreviated version of her life story. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His response came at a reception in July at Berkeley’s elegant Claremont Hotel, marking Livermore’s launch as a national laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We swayed on the launches and rowed unsmiling toward shore as shell and carcass shot flew far over our heads. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And it must be, because he launches forward, wrapping his arms around my torso in a rib-crushing hug. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For a memorial you must look to the sky and the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990 and named in his honor. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lawrence thereby presided over a transformation of American science as profound as any change inspired purely by scientific discovery: the launch of peacetime government patronage. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Something huge. It had scales. They felt like steel. Then it dove deep, and launched itself toward the surface. I could feel its hunger. It wanted to devour me.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A massive orchestra—the Berlin Philharmonic merged with the national orchestra and supplemented by half a dozen military bands-—launched into Wagner’s Huldigungsmarsch, the March of Homage. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The top of the robot’s head now protruded through the open launch doors in the hangar ceiling. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Nothing to worry about. The police have better things to do than to launch a big investigation over a couple of phony tickets.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They wanted to launch the ship and burn it, but they could not move it from the shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z China, taking advantage of the chaos, launches its full arsenal of nuclear weapons at key US targets, initiating a full-blown thermonuclear war that ultimately renders the planet a desolate wasteland incapable of supporting life. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “But a witch guided the launch in,” said Mrs. Coulter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He leapt up on his hindquarters and launched into the routine Chico had taught him at the animal shelter. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Aimee told me later that as I launched into my first tumbling pass, people who were milling around and chatting suddenly became still, watching me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before he reached the front of the classroom, someone launched another belch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I would think so. The PSFs don’t have the manpower to launch a full hunt for us, but I’m positive they’ve put two and two together about what you are.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We jostle as it begins to make a ninety-degree turn to face the open launch portal. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One tiny snake twisted itself up and launched at Mr. Whiskers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Just offshore, a German naval officer stood on the bow of a launch, his arm extended in a Nazi salute in the direction of Hitler. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The first space station it had launched was about to fall to Earth. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Had this information been acquired before the program was launched, a vast amount of damage could have been avoided and the taxpayers could have been saved a great deal of money. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yellow teeth bared, she launched herself at Con’s horse, who reared and struck at her with his iron-shod hooves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Its body launched above the water, a few feet from Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After delivering a spirited defense of her husband's right to make judicial appointments before he left office, Abigail launched a frontal attack on Jefferson’s character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ironically, even though embryology had launched the discipline of modern genetics, the reconciliation between genes and genesis would be a vastly more engaging scientific problem. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Her daughter’s face registers suspicion, as if Lourdes is going to launch into a lecture. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them were sealed up inside their Apollo command module on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy when a fire broke out inside the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is scary to be launched into the publishing world. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Her ponytails fly as she runs, and she launches herself into my arms. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In 1957 the United States Department of Agriculture launched one of the most remarkable publicity campaigns in its history. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We ran up our launch flag on the blockhouse and tilted our launch rod accordingly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had removed the cash drawer so that it wouldn’t be endlessly launching itself into his midsection; the simplicity of his solution pleased him too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As they left the launch pad, their actual path in the sky was calculated and compared with the ideal path, which was shown as a line on the wall in Mission Control Center. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first step to honest communication about race is to realize that you cannot equate all racisms,” she said, and then launched into her carefully prepared speech. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Abby is better at this than I am—she launches into a really detailed description of everyone’s costumes, while my mom brings over this epic plate of snacks from the counter. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Marines sat in the bow of our launch to provide covering fire while we disembarked; which precaution seemed of little utility, for the docks were now empty of all enemies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then, as the sun itself rose over the fields, the great bird which they had made suddenly moved its wings and launched itself into the air. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Hedwig!” he shouted, and he launched himself out of his chair and across the room to pull open the window. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, without waiting for me to say P-turkey, he launched right in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sputnik 2 weighed 1,100 pounds; the heaviest American satellite, Vanguard, weighed 3.5 pounds and had yet to make it off the launch pad. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She launches into the air with a single swoop. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He launched into a long speech about how he had volunteered to be on the program committee for some principals’ conference, so he didn’t have time to nursemaid me through Finance 101, whatever that was. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Others, like Wilson, absorbed what knowledge and experience they needed from the Rad Lab and launched successful careers elsewhere. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But after lunch I felt as if I was sitting on a giant spring and it was all I could do to keep it from launching me head first up into the ceiling. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus I would launch my two-pronged attack under the most favorable circumstance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Specials must have waited until most of the Smokies were gathered in the mess hall before launching their invasion. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The first space station, Salyut, was launched into orbit in 1971. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z On Ms. Holly’s signal, I launch into the medley of songs and the chorus sings along. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I trained astronauts, talked them through their science experiments while they were in orbit, and often went to Cape Canaveral for launches of the space shuttle and other rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Quite often, the King’s Army launched their artillery towards our works without hope of the shells reaching us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Thus, Eurasia’s west-east axis allowed Fertile Crescent crops quickly to launch agriculture over the band of temperate latitudes from Ireland to the Indus Valley, and to enrich the agriculture that arose independently in eastern Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Sputnik weighed three times more than the United States' Vanguard 1 satellite, which had not even launched successfully. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently he’s been planning this for some time—been waiting for the right moment to launch it.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a bullet, like an explosion of gunpowder and grief and guilt and rage, Sefia launched herself across the desk. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Even when the technical issues were in hand, the launch team had to contend with the weather. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Missiles of brown sauce bits launch out of the bubbling pot and land on her white shirt. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Still, it was pretty fun at first, launching ourselves off the walls and going like vvvvvvvvvvvvv and hitting other people and wrestling while floating to the floor. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Thyon was, in fact, the only delegate who hadn’t come to watch the launch. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I could see present positioning and guess an attack before it was launched. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Nailer kicked for the surface, using the wheel to launch himself upward, praying that he’d make it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Seven of the women attended Eileen's first launch as pilot the following year. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt like kicking myself for launching so close to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Mitch," Teddy said to the flight controller, "what about the launch?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence eventually found his voice and launched into a speech very much like the one he had delivered to Jackson’s subcommittee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Since the launch of the HeLa production factory at Tuskegee, Gey had been writing a steady stream of letters to other scientists, trying to restrict the way they used Henrietta’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Kapo launched into a lengthy explanation of the importance of this work, warning us that anyone who proved to be lazy would be held accountable. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z After about five years as a member, he came up with the idea of going to New York City and launching a religious newspaper. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And with a deep breath, I launch into my bar mitzvah. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The next day, on March 22, the new canoes were finally launched. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Some fifteen minutes later, our launch set forth on its final leg, leaving dock and bloody ground behind. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I followed upon the others’ heels, the last in our line, and we cut along the shore toward the launches. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z On October 4, 1957, they made good on their promise: The Soviet Union launched a rocket into space containing Sputnik, a 185-pound satellite capable of orbiting the earth. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the other boys had gotten so curious about what Ken and Toby had found to do after school that was better than basketball, that they were getting ready to launch an investigation. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Agents launched a manhunt for Pike, whose last known address was in Kansas City. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This time, however, instead of “Rock of Ages,” he launched into a stirring performance of “Onward Christian Soldiers.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I mentioned something to that effect while we were doing the dishes, and Dussel launched into a veritable tirade. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A truck slammed into her and carried her backward a hundred yards, but she just climbed over the cab, pulled the arrow out of her head, and launched back into the air. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, mounted the beam, and launched into my first routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But as soon as she leaves, Nick launches right in. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Now when at sundown shadows crossed the lanes she dragged the cutter to the sea and launched it, fitted out with tough seagoing gear, and tied it up, away at the harbor’s edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cuba could provide him with a convenient launching pad for his missiles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A year after launching Let’s Move!, we were seeing results. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Constance asked, launching into a tirade about how ill-prepared they were, how little time they had, and how this plan was giving her a worse headache than the hidden-message broadcasts did. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Without hesitation, Sosie launched into her sequence, a modern dance full of grace and power and vulnerability. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Pretty soon we’d laced the sneakers over his fake feet, and the world’s first flying goat boy was ready for launch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He helped launch a series of events that caused pain and anguish, and I still don’t understand why. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Hagrid launched himself forward on top of the skrewt that was cornering Harry and Ron and flattened it; a blast of fire shot out of its end, withering the pumpkin plants nearby. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On the night of November 7, 1919, Palmer launched his campaign of rounding up suspected anarchists and Communist agitators for the purpose of deporting them from the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Why didn’t Chinese ships proceed around Africa’s southern cape westward and colonize Europe, before Vasco da Gama’s own three puny ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope eastward and launched Europe’s colonization of East Asia? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He could challenge Caesar’s power and even launch a campaign to take over the entire Roman Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Howe, believing reports that Washington had 4,000 additional troops, did not launch a major attack. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch myself out of the chair, grabbing my big duffel from under my bed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z At that time, newspapers often launched vicious personal attacks, even going so far as to make up entire stories. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The very substantial financial investment involved in backing and launching an insecticide may be swept away as the insects prove once more that the effective approach to nature is not through brute force. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z On February 1, I heard on the radio that the Russians had launched Luna I, the first man-made object ever to break away from Earth’s gravity. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After Michael is gone, Mr. Patchett takes a deep breath and launches into a long lecture on following rules. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Over the winter, they rallied their forces and launched their attack. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Bella drew the ball back underhand and launched it like a softball pitch. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “When the Betsy struck, and we launched the boats, I headed straight out from land.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to launch into another explanation, but she clears her throat and turns to me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then I launched it with a slingshot through the window of our local police headquarters. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “She not only recruited the first Black American to be launched into space, Guion Bluford Jr., but also Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The launching of the War on Drugs and the initial construction of the new system required the expenditure of tremendous political initiative and resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They are nothing like Dauntless murmurs—they are gentler, like birds launching from branches. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s old news,” I mutter as I begin to launch into a summary of what had happened to Annie, how I’d hacked into the school’s directory. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Taking advantage of this, Vanderbilt launched a vigorous one-man campaign to find an agreement between the Howard and Riddle camps. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I push up with my hands and kick forward hard with my legs, launching myself right at his face. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We had our next launch on the same day as the Big Creek Christmas formal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And without any hesitation, Javier began to talk to Moss’s friends, answering their questions as each was launched at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And a Spanish biochemist in New York, Severo Ochoa, launched a parallel effort to map the triplet code to corresponding amino acids. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As soon as the Federalists launched their prosecutions of Republican editors and writers under the Sedition Act—a total of eighteen indictments were filed—it became clear that the prosecutions were generally regarded as persecutions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Readying the rockets for launch was hot work, and refreshments were sent over. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Rome Divided Instead of launching military campaigns to gain territory, Octavian and Mark Antony focused on attacking one another. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Celaena didn’t have time to shout as it launched into flight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As soon as she said it, the Argo II launched a second volley. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I imagined pulling back my hand, taut like a slingshot, and then launching the hard-shelled bombs at my rival. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Still, as Emma caught up with Finn, she threw caution to the wind and launched herself around the wall of the witness box and into Mom’s lap. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After all, people are launching news apps more and more often. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “We need to come up with a better guidance system before launching again,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I imagine moving to New York to take over launching Pez’s youth shelter there. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson gunned the motor on the launch, ran the two boats down, and bellowed, “Way enough!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But as Bram launched into his first point, de Wet interjected somewhat testily, “I thought I made my attitude clear. I accept that no decision or date was fixed upon for guerrilla warfare.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge looked like he was about to launch into a major speech about the evils of cartoon Dalmatians, but Jason decided he didn’t want to know. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If my essay wins, then the new Mars rover that launches next year will be called Persistence! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Things went south between him and my mom one day when we were at the boat launch. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In the spring of 2010, as food shortages again became severe, the government launched a massive back-to-the-farm campaign to persuade city dwellers to move to the countryside and raise crops. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But it did not matter, for the raids now launched incessantly into our neighbourhood had an uncanny element of surprise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It launches a single large .44-caliber ball instead of a bullet and is accurate only at close range. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In September 1943, Dobzhansky launched an attempt to demonstrate variation, selection, and evolution in a single experiment—to re-create the Galápagos in a carton. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The fastest object ever launched by the human species, it will still take tens of thousands of years to go the distance to the nearest star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On December 26, the Americans launched a surprise attack on a Hessian camp in Trenton, New Jersey. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z In such cases he launched into hissing Chinese, brandished skillets, and then turned his back and walked away. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was this insight that drove my White House mentoring program, and it lay at the center of a new education initiative my staff and I were now preparing to launch, called Reach Higher. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mariam glanced back at him and grinned, then launched back into her story. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The coconut hit the ground and the trebuchet arm swung up, launching the pump through the air with a ferocious zip. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Just three weeks after Henrietta’s name was first published, Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law and launched the War on Cancer, designating $1.5 billion for cancer research over the next three years. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Clinging for dear life to the rope, he launched himself over the edge of the eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was missing its bottom half, which stayed on the moon, after acting as a launching pad for the top half. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a cat, she launched herself at the offending wood. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s always either doing something insane—BASE jumping in Malaysia, eating plantains with someone who might be Jay-Z, showing up to lunch wearing a studded, hot-pink Gucci jacket—or launching a new nonprofit. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She nodded slightly at Mapper, then they both launched their dactyls into a nosedive at the waiting trike battalion below. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The band of rebels stepped forth upon the dock, and the second launch lit off from the shore, hanging close, lest Clippinger should reappear. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If the pack disintegrated too soon, they would be unable to launch the boats and maneuver in the jumble of broken and grinding ice, and unable to find a floe large enough to camp on. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I ran for my sword, scooped it up, and launched a swipe at Ares’s face, only to find my blade deflected again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As one of his final acts, Gorbachev passed the Soviet nuclear codes—which could initiate a nuclear missile launch—to Boris Yeltsin, the president of the Russian Federation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a decision that would launch him into a full-fledged battle with the science of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And I won't find out how the launch went till I get to Schiaparelli. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, as a location for his Columbiad he picked, of all places on earth, Tampa, Florida—just a few miles west of Cape Canaveral, the launching pad for our Columbia. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Heard all them stories my dad used to tell, about five-hundred-pound fish flying ten feet into air, like they were launched from a cannon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z By nightfall the United Nations would launch their answer, an air and land attack. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed them up and down the lake in his launch, wrapped in an overcoat and muffler, bellowing at them through his megaphone. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Crow is certainly not the best, but I did not know that then, and I launched out to see where it was going. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Their work did not receive much attention until October 4, 1957, when the Russians launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite in history. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought they would launch at him a laundry list of all the things that have been going on, but they seemed uncomfortable when they tried to talk about me to a stranger. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The shuttle slips off the dock onto the launch railings with a clunk. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Yossarian reached out instinctively for balance and then launched himself forward In a prodigious dive that crushed the three combatants to the ground beneath him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z This procedure took nearly an hour, and then we were ready to make the eight-mile trip to the launch pad. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Bernard stayed until we had stowed all our gear on the government launch that would take us along the lake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z You have found the first clue in Garrison Griswold's literary scavenger hunt launched on November 10. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Frustrated, Rowan launched himself at her again, an open palm strike at her shoulder, intentionally two inches off from the perfect leverage point—but she actually moved into it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I wait for her to launch into another of her rants against the Resistance. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Miss Arkansas launched her coconut at a guard’s head and he went down hard. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I could barely connect the anxious person hunched down every week in front of us to the funny woman who, under the inspiration of wine, launched into comedy routines in our kitchen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge tried to dodge, but one smacked him in the rear and launched him into the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps most heroic are those who, upon release, launch social justice organizations that challenge the discrimination formerly incarcerated people face and provide desperately needed support for those newly released from prison. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps that is why you were crying, because in that moment you understood that even your relatively privileged security can never match a sustained assault launched in the name of the Dream. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "Give me a go/no-go for launch. Talker?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And what if the animals somehow knew and all banded together and launched some kind of attack? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Together the three computers would monitor and analyze all aspects of the spaceflights, from launch to splashdown. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A memory of my seven-year-old self launching the flaming snowball into the police headquarters flickers through my mind. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Seeing our numbers drawn up with muskets upon our launch, they did not hesitate to comply, though ’twas said they were rebels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z This time Lawrence launched the patent frenzy himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That year, its research in lightweight thermonuclear bombs came together with the navy’s urgent desire for a nuclear ballistic missile that could be launched from a forthcoming class of submarines with unprecedented range. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Below, a passenger was leaving the launch and climbing the ladder. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once out of that fearful place they dropped to the ground and, hurrying to the ship, in no time launched it and were aboard. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubted they could stop the launch if they wanted to. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In our history it was some horde of furry little mammals who hid from the dinosaurs, colonized the treetops and later scampered down to domesticate fire, invent writing, construct observatories and launch space vehicles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Al Ulbrickson went down to the water and followed the boys back upriver to the shell house in his launch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As far as Joe could tell, nobody in the coaching launch was even watching him anymore. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Alec took it straight up until it cleared the walls of the canyon, then sent it hurtling forward like it had been launched from a slingshot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As I watched my brothers run up to the roof to launch their kites, I wondered how free I could ever really be. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Only Balder had been able to launch his ship, and now he was gone. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A motor launch took them out to the ship. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But he could count to high numbers, launching himself first with his ten fingers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilots already in the air had all been sent together to turn back a huge raid the Germans were launching on a nearby town just south of Voronezh. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But if that were the case, the feline family would also have produced cats who could do calculus, and frogs would by now have launched their own space program. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On the lake a hundred or more ships, yachts, and launches lay at anchor with colored lights on their bows and booms and strung along their rigging. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Soviet Union won the race to be first in space on October 4, 1957, when Sputnik I was launched. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z It takes all the self-restraint I have to keep from launching myself at her and beating her senseless. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Those who wanted to participate launched mass demonstrations and strikes, which soon spread to the Bophuthatswana civil service. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m glad that Mr. Lemoncello read my several letters and launched these Library Olympics,” Marjory told a reporter from her hometown newspaper. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He arranged his fine feet on her shoulders and then snapped his shiny wings out, launching himself into the air. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A course calculated for a specific launch date will work only for that date. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The fifth one is reserved for the day I launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Many other nations have now launched spacecraft, including Britain, France, Canada, Japan and China, the society that invented the rocket in the first place. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I launched into my story as soon as I burst in Mr. Ebgard’s door. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As she launched into the trials and tribulations of watching Little Women with her seventy-two-year-old Dominican grandmother, Dimple allowed herself to tune out. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Wello complained, but I was secretly relieved; if there had been fuel, the rebels would have taken those barges for their own use, controlling the Congo or launching attacks on the riverside towns. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Explorer I was launched with a scientific unit that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth, later known as the Van Allen belts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “Someone’s — tampered — with — this — Bludger —” Fred grunted, swinging his bat with all his might at it as it launched a new attack on Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z By launch day, Frank and Jim were really good at “flying” the simulator, which meant they should be able to handle the real spacecraft with ease. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not run a boat but rowed one on Icefoot Lake in Kerm; and there was a rowboat tied up in the outer dock between two launches. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z During the launch phase of the mission, a computer in the Atlas rocket, programmed with the launch coordinates, communicated with Mission Control. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then I hit the throttle and the twin rocket boosters in each of the robot’s feet ignited, launching it upward, out of my stronghold and into Falco’s star-filled sky. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then he launches into a million questions about where pearls come from. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On August 31, 1939, the SS dressed in Polish uniforms and launched a fake attack on a German radio station in Gleiwitz, in Upper Silesia, in southwest Poland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Third, 100 percent oxygen would not be used on the launch pad, at full atmospheric pressure, but would be used only in orbit, at one- third atmospheric pressure. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A poxie launched himself at us, mouth frothing and a wicked meat cleaver raised high for some skull splitting. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In another mutant, two legs sprouted out of the antenna in a fly’s head—as if the build-a-leg command had mistakenly been launched in the head. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The firm elbow of the elderly man beside her landed painfully on her side as he launched his run into the compound. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Knowing I would launch anything on my physical person—coins; old friendship bracelets; the rake—thirty feet in every direction, like a supernova star explosion. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The questions were launched without any formal introduction. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He launched into a jargon-packed technical presentation that was geared to his fellow molecular biologists, and it was immediately apparent to everyone in the room that none of them understood a word. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The moment work ends, I launch out the door of the building, skidding to a stop next to Morrie, the doorman. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In each of those areas, food production was initiated by some of the same suite of domestic plants and animals that launched it in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Just then, the cheetah let out a snarl and launched itself at Sasha, its claws extended, its body seeming to fly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "With only three and a half years before Ares 4's scheduled launch, is there enough time to make and test modifications to the MDV?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "Roger that, Houston" was the reply from the launch control director in Florida. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m traveling solo,” I say, “but I’m older than I look,” and I almost launch into my monologue about Mom in the bathroom but then remember this guy isn’t a Greyhound employee. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In mid-stride, she flicked her sword, which elongated into a javelin, then used it to launch herself up like a pole-vaulter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He hollered, “Way enough!” at the boys and slipped the launch into idle, still watching Pocock. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Rashid gave the bag a shove and sent it through the opening, then launched himself through. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If, nearly four years into the war, the enemy was able to launch an attack of this size, what exactly had been accomplished? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation and concluded that the study’s consent forms “failed to provide an adequate description” of the different levels of lead abatement in the homes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then, in the winter of 1981, he launched yet another solo attempt on Denali. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The king then launched into a speech that promised to be lengthy. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My prescription, when anyone asked, was more ambitious journalism—launching the best reporters at the hardest subjects, and holding their reporting and thinking to the highest standards. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead of dancing, they launched themselves across the field and began throwing what seemed to be handfuls of fire at the leprechauns. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ironically, it was precisely this framing that ensured that the events in Jena would not actually launch a “new civil rights movement.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Six weeks later, on September i, L939, Germany launched a massive invasion of Poland. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Radar stopped the Germans from being able to launch sneak attacks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z From inside the big top, the band launches into the music for the Spec. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I launched myself into the air and flew half a kilometer straight upward. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mohammed launched his whole bag of French fries at it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z These ballistic missiles followed an arcing trajectory, piercing the earth's atmosphere and falling to earth with the force of gravity; once launched, they could not be stopped. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I slam my fist down on a launch button. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Between the puny pops of Roman candles and the hisses of launching rockets, we could hear the vachettes bitterly lowing from within their nearby trailer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I size up the mug and launch one more high-arcing shot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The king launched himself onto the floor and began tearing at his clothes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She launched into a detailed description of her doggie bath concept, which sounded more like doggie torture, while Audrey and I snacked on cheese. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Bloomer’s husband owned the Seneca County Courier, and she wrote for that publication before launching the Lily. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes I got inside it with Neil and Buzz and we practiced things like launches and reentries, where all three of us would be together. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “NASA held back on a rocket launch to save a nest of egrets,” said Leon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He said that his enemies were conspiring with the generals to launch a coup d’etat because they would rather see democracy dead than be governed by him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He launched himself after them but his foot caught on something, and next moment he was lying across someone’s legs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’d read through the newspaper together, but only the good things like the launching of an American satellite into orbit that circled the earth in 116 minutes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mitch: My dad told me that when he was a kid, the whole school would go to the auditorium to watch the space launches on TV. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to pretend to be the one who thought to launch a gallant rescue attempt for Duke. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The organization had set up a Free Mandela Committee and launched a lively campaign with the slogan “Free Mandela.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When word came that the Americans were going to put their first woman into space, the Soviets dropped plans for an all-female crew and instead focused their energies on launching a second woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Why did the same plant package launch food production throughout western Eurasia? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In recent years, civil rights advocates have launched important reform efforts, most notably the campaigns challenging felon disenfranchisement laws, crack-sentencing policies, and racial profiling by law enforcement. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The next step was launching a living thing, a dog named Laika, in Sputnik II less than a month later. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z For the finale the fair’s pyrotechnicians launched five thousand rockets all at once into the black sky over the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I asked her if she wanted to come see the launch. I’d even drive my father’s car to bring her over—sheriff or no sheriff.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z From now on, wherever he went, he’d be closely trailed by a military aide carrying a forty-five-pound briefcase containing launch authentication codes and sophisticated communications devices, often referred to as the nuclear football. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Most radar transmissions are for military purposes; they scan the skies in constant fear of a massive launch of missiles with nuclear warheads, an augury fifteen minutes early of the end of human civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Black community leaders launched a campaign for respectability. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a disaster in the making, especially on the eve of the campaign launch and especially because Reverend Wright was scheduled to lead the invocation ahead of Barack's speech. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Rather, they are constructed in Earth orbit from where they are launched on their long interstellar journeys. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch myself forward, over the fallen guard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At one point Alpert launched into a complicated story of how to make the best use of coupons in renting videos at Blockbuster. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she expected, Grave launched himself at her, going straight for the center of the staff in his hope to break it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mobs of strikers massed for attack, usually launching a hail of stones followed by a melee of fists and kicks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He climbed into a launch and began to follow them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’ve seen him launch it from thirty feet before, ALL NET. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z "And look at this," he said, uncovering photographs taken by the Coast Guard launch in Cape May. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z "If it tips, can you launch before it falls completely over?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d barely said the last word when the Berg burst into life and launched off the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In March, Inkatha members launched an attack in Alexandra Township north of Johannesburg in which forty-five people were killed over three days of fighting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They used this event to launch a night of organized violence across the country. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Only in 1675 did one of his sons, angered at being pushed around by colonists’ laws, launch what was perhaps an inevitable attack. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Asleep. Three parties and a gallery launch tonight. He's attracting a lot of attention." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Liam raised his fist, ready to launch it into Clancy’s smug face, but his hand got no farther than his shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If it launches on time, our payload will get to Mars on Sol 624, six weeks after Watney's expected to run out of food. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I start to get a rocket launch feeling. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I did the calculations, assuming our rocket reached maximum velocity immediately upon launch and rounding off the altitude to ten thousand feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was to be a night launch, so I stayed up to watch television, hoping for good news. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As Emily, James, and Matthew seated themselves in Mr. Griswold’s office, Jack perched on the arm of the couch and launched into an explanation. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the other side of the ship, another lifeboat was being launched. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought for a moment they might be going to our launch, but that wasn’t possible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The Americans had planned to launch the first satellite into orbit as part of the International Geophysical Year, a cooperative global science project that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Coventry launched her Sea Darts, but missed, allowing the Skyhawks to drop four of their one-thousand-pound bombs at point-blank range. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Astronauts were big business, particularly since American Alan Shepard had been launched into space on May 5, 1961, three weeks after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z With the success of the Civil Rights Movement and the launching of the Poor People’s Movement, it was apparent to all that a major disruption in the nation’s racial equilibrium had occurred. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Carmen had popped up right next to my face and scared me so much that I accidentally launched a few peas at Martín. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z At the last of dusk they launched their skiff again. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When it came time for the Yugoslavian crew to rise and sing, they launched into an odd rendition of “Yankee Doodle.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With extraordinary bravery, civil rights leaders, activists, and progressive clergy launched boycotts, marches, and sit-ins protesting the Jim Crow system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "Ares 4 hasn't even launched yet. Why misuse an MDV? Why not make something better?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment he appeared, she launched into an account of household upsets. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z At 12:30 PM Moscow time, the Vostok 6 was launched into orbit, and Lieutenant Valentina Tereshkova became the fifth cosmonaut in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z "I am now doing a diagnostic on the reactor. I am thinking that Johanssen is busy with the launching training. So perhaps I do this diagnostic for her." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She launched herself up the cargo crates, scaling them like a nimble insect, her rubber-soled feet finding grips and footholds. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And so the government helped launch the chemical fertilizer industry. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Maybe this was what a new queen felt like before she launched herself into the air, the drones closing fast. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This way, other nations could not infer from lack of openness which launches contained classified payloads. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Egypt was an important model for us, for we could witness firsthand the program of socialist economic reforms being launched by President Nasser. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z John Edwards, Kerry’s former running mate from North Carolina, had launched his campaign a month prior to that, speaking in front of a New Orleans home that had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I wanted my drawing to look like it could swim to life with its torpedo body launching the shark at the speed of a car. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She was taking quite a risk, Reynie thought, but he had no chance to reflect on it further, as the pencil woman now launched into the rest of her speech. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Everything was in place, but without The Gold-Bug, his game wouldn’t get launched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A month after the invasion, just as the UN was about to conclude a peace negotiation, the Turkish Army had launched another attack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As Charles suffered through a two-month-long delay of the Beagle s launch, he wondered if he should have proposed to her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The whine of the engine rises and we launch into the stratosphere. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I knew he was justifiably angry, considering how stupid I’d been to launch our uncontrolled missiles so close to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This launch wasn’t advertised, because we had no idea how our new propellant of saltpeter and sugar would work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And now dozens of people—old people, people I thought were in line to buy stamps—have launched into a choreographed dance number, with high kicks and hip thrusts and shimmying arms. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Some boat owner in Florida misspells “Grandma” and look what happens: a myth is bom, a province is renamed, a Communist party newspaper is launched. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Zizmo follows the shoreline until he comes to a gap in the road where boats launch in summer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z These doors opened into the launch tunnel, which led up to a matching set of armored doors set into the asteroid’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I felt this pressure very keenly, as our launch day of July 16, 1969, approached. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1939 a control program was launched, directed at speeding up the spread of the disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This time when Rachel launched her attack, I tried to remember her rhythm and speed from the previous points. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Also, they were launched by the Saturn IB booster, which was the baby brother of the huge Saturn V required to reach the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She launches herself at the inked one, trying to grab his gun, but he’s quick. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as Nixon got back home, North Vietnam launched a massive offensive in the South. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It is launched vertically, attached to rockets, but it has wings and can glide back to a runway and land like an airplane. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 11:00 P.M., a bulletin interrupted the Tonight Show with an announcement that the launch had been a success. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Helene heads for the largest of the empty training rooms, launching an attack the second I’m through the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When Octavian’s troops moved to the outskirts of Alexandria, Mark Antony launched an assault that temporarily forced the Romans to retreat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z After its uncertain launch, its stolid reliability had become almost boring; the Crocker Lab seemed more like an industrial factory every day, so why not push past the boundaries of the predictable once again? Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On October 5, 1957, America awoke to the news that a man-made object launched the previous day from a Soviet space complex was orbiting overhead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “We’re going to build a rocket,” I said as the little rodent launched himself at my shoulder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In late 1993, as they prepared to launch the chair, Herman Miller put together a series of focus groups around the country. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Mom launched into a one-sided conversation about her work stuff, but my worried mind struggled to tune in. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Serafina shrank back; obviously the sailor in the launch hadn’t heard the latest state of things. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second, I think that Johanna might launch herself at Tori and strangle her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “We were supposed to launch one this year too. I can’t believe the Russians beat us to it!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Each time the police launched a raid into the neighbourhood my mother by some miracle would manage to escape in the nick of time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He loathed the clatter and smoke of steam launches; he wanted electric boats designed specifically for the park, with emphasis on graceful lines and silent operation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In the June weeks that followed, the Red Army launched a renewed attack on the Eastern Front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I woke early on the first Saturday in June, the day of the final launches. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Layla barely took a breath before she launched into more reasons why Mackenzie was the “antichrist in eyeliner.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The two of them were launched into the air so high that Nathan could see Nali’s mobile home in the far distance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Each pound to be launched required three pounds of propellant. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But it is doubtful that the drug war would have been launched with such intensity on the ground but for the bribes offered for law enforcement’s cooperation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a sharp snap of rope breaking, and Nox’s cry of fear and rage, and Celaena took off, sprinting across the backs of the four gargoyles before she launched herself into the void. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z June said, launching herself at Ivy, wrapping her in a hug. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For one thing, astronauts usually find they are too keyed up by the events of launch day to really relax the first night. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In response to her arrest, Montgomery’s black community launches a successful year-long bus boycott. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z With me sitting in the swing and Mama in the tall porch rocker, she launched into a tirade about desecration of the Sabbath. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She and Henry launched into the air like a pair of beautiful birds and vanished, presumably on their bats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He gets up and jumps and jumps, turning to the window quickly as if some freak bounce accident will launch him out there like a catapult. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She wondered if he worried about Gabe now, about the frailty of the little boat he was striving to build and the dangers he would face if somehow he launched it into the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z While the Soviet government was scrambling to launch the enormous rescue effort for their heroic women pilots, an event of global significance was going on without them in western Europe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “We’re launching a fascinating study of the energy usage here at Seaward.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Using skills gleaned from her mother, Johanna was able to launch her own artistic career in Amsterdam. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At one point, she launches up in the air, over a small barrel and lands poised on her tiptoes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He shakes our hands and launches into a tour of the palace. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch myself out of the car and make a dive for the bushes. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers launched himself straight up and ran off under the shack to lick his wounds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z An experienced fisherman would walk to the end of the plank, launching the tag into the shark’s dorsal fin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The clans launched every type of weapon they could think of at the shield, but nothing affected it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When you puke on her puzzle, she launches herself at you—pushes you hard against the wall, and you’re too drugged up to fight back. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The nineteenth-century realization that the living cell was no more than a bag of interconnected chemical reactions had launched a powerful discipline fusing biology and chemistry—biochemistry. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The PAC had launched its own propaganda campaign and I was delegated to make our case wherever possible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z America’s fast food chains were not launched by large corporations relying upon focus groups and market research. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Auk XX zipped up the launch pole, accelerating a hundred feet in an instant, climbing to two hundred feet, three hundred feet, hurtling vigorously toward the blue spring sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On three we launch off the train car. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z "Problem is, the original plan was to launch presupplies a year from now. They're not ready yet. "It takes eight months to get a probe to Mars in the best of times. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As we get closer, instead of the cement commercial launch pad I expect, there’s just freshly cut grass. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They slid back, slowly revealing the launch tunnel leading up to Falco’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Shirley clutched her seat, afraid joy would launch her through the ceiling and whisk her high above the clouds. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z If Burger King and McDonald’s launch a price war to gain market share, they partly make up in volume what they lose in price. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But the minute I pulled out the piece of marked silk thread, the lechuzas launched themselves off the roof and flew into the barn, wailing and screeching. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But he triumphed—managing, too, to emerge with his neck intact— and was launched as a public man. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Through the smoke we saw other launches put in from other brigs and sloops slipping toward the embattled docks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was such a beauty, I almost regretted having to launch it and see it shattered back on earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Even stopped going to the park to launch rockets with his friends. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1958, it felt to the high-school students of the United States as if the country was launching us in reply. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I hate to break this up—believe me, I do,” he said, “but we’ve got a rocket to launch.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A fireball launched into the sky from behind the enemy lines. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He launched himself at the defenders, and they toppled like pins. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I woke the others up and then, without preamble, film of the launch was run. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z New York State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz learned about Southam’s research through the media as well, and immediately launched his own investigation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He’s just launched into this big awesome number from the second act of the play. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The word had spread after our last launch that our big new rockets were potentially dangerous to spectators. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Shoving a plastic cup under my nose, the mother launched her tirade. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The whole class hums like a happy hive at this and Sandy launches them into a theoretical discussion about whether the artist even matters after the art has been created. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As Table 7.1 summarizes, the domestication of local cereal / pulse combinations launched food production in many areas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At Cuxhaven a motor launch flying Nazi flags pulled alongside the ship to take off German news writers and photographers who had boarded at Le Havre. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They launched themselves at the giant and brought their blades down on Otis’s head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I leapt off the couch as the tray launched open again, and I scrambled over to the DVD player. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In one sense we have launched into the Cosmos a direct transcription of the thoughts and feelings of a single human being in the month of June in the year 1977 on the planet Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had launched toy cars and boats, and big-wheel riding toys when he was little; later there had been skateboards and, last year, a go-cart he had made by himself. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not too cold, I hope? I'll never understand why our launch complex is in the middle of the Gobi Desert." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The last couple of days before launch I also had some fun, flying a T-38. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The center judge says You may begin, and SJ launches into their introduction. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z That news, which broke in January 1939, launched physicists upon flights of learned speculation about the enormous energy released when the uranium nucleus split following its absorption of a stray neutron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the coaching launch directly behind his boys, Al Ulbrickson held his breath. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I want it launched as soon as possible.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Once, at an event she attended with Zemaye, the launch of a new beverage brand, she thought she saw Obinze walk past. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The spotted toad launches us into the air, and I hang on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With the approval of the Continental Congress, three armies were mustered to launch an offensive against the Seneca and any other Indigenous nation that opposed the separatists. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She launched into some high, squeaky melody and Stick and I glanced at each other. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I drew him standing in our dining room, with Papa and his friends sitting around the table, launching paper airplanes at him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He has launched an attack on the ANC and in doing so he has been less than frank. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Hitler invaded Poland on September 1,1939, and launched the start of World War II, Dasch decided his duty was to his native country. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The launch of the carbon-14 project coincided with another round of anxious expectation about a Nobel Prize for Ernest Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He knew also that before launching the field of landscape architecture, Olmsted had been a writer and editor who had journeyed throughout the antebellum South exploring the culture and practice of slavery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She launches into the story of our first day, and my body relaxes, but I still feel heavy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When I said Montgomery, they launched into a lecture about Monroeville’s prominence as a result of Harper Lee and her famous novel. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Annie launched into the entire story, going all the way back to Wednesday when Sean Russell Flaherty stepped on my nuts at rugby practice and I went to the doctor for it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then the man in black launched his greatest assault. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The day's last flock of gray birds congregates above the seedheads of spent wildflowers and launches across the yellow green into a slate-blue sky. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We planned to launch a foundation as well, one whose mission would be to encourage and embolden a new generation of leaders. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Space Age began when the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in 1957. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she waved at David and launched into the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then he launched himself up and out of the pit. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Often, my task was to iron out differences in areas that were about to launch actions or had recendy done so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was for a new product that Paradise Pickles & Preserves planned to launch in the spring. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like he’s ready to launch a giant party. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The sting of a fly, the Congolese say, can launch the end of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jeffrey looked at my parents for approval, and when my mom nodded, he launched himself into my lap. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ask him why algebra and he launches into a thousand and one stories why algebra. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The Washington visit launched Lawrence into the role of the hydrogen bomb’s most prominent and credible promoter. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Two weeks ago, this reporter watched as the boys of the Big Creek Missile Agency launched their magnificent creations at their new Cape Coalwood range. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Not only did they fear that New York City could be vulnerable to an attack launched from Europe, but also the university’s resources were already stretched thin by Urey’s gaseous diffusion research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z On March 21, the day following the discovery of the theft, Roosevelt expected the new canoes to be launched and back on the river. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Now Ernest launched a crash program to convert it into a gigantic mass spectrograph containing several calutrons, each with multiple ion sources and collectors. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “We’ll be launching this baby in about one minute. You might wanna perch that skinny butt of yours down in a seat and strap in.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Several gunter clans were already on the scene, and they were making their first attempts to bring down the shield by launching high-yield nukes at it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z During those same centuries China led the world in technology, having launched itself on food production nearly as early as the Fertile Crescent did. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Three years after launching their paper, Anthony and Stanton sold it for one dollar, and it was turned into a literary journal. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Iris needed an orbital path, and nobody knew when it would launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On the shore, shot punched holes in walls; docks staggered; and as we boarded our launches, we perceived figures retreating among the chaos and confusion of the piers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A chain of post-World War II discoveries launches a revolution in biology. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Will you be the one launching the craft?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Passalos launched himself straight up and was suddenly sitting on the statue’s pedestal next to his brother. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The next Saturday, the day clear and cold with light winds, we set Auk XVI on the pad, sliding it down the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The love of George and Carol McCabe helped to heal my wounds and inspired me to launch a new life for myself. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked the red-faced jumper from the water, gunned the motor on the launch, and headed for the shell house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The girls launched the rocks and sticks at the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z These may have been the base from which Homo sapiens launched its first transoceanic enterprise: the invasion of Australia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the last moment, Nathan jumped to the side, and the angler fish’s body launched above the surface, its head bumping against the ceiling again. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Finn’s breathing got harder and deeper, as if his very breath was angry and was attempting to launch an attack from the depths of his lungs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Aiming for his head, I launched the towel again, but Fang grabbed it midair and dropped it to the floor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then the bee launched itself right at my head! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In 1893, Ida Wells-Barnett launched the first black women’s club in Chicago, recruiting an aging Mary Richardson Jones to join as honorary chairperson. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The archers would climb the high ships’ towers to shoot their arrows; slingers would use leather thongs or catapults to launch huge rocks and flaming missiles onto Octavian’s ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Every nerve in my body was singing, but I launched my elbow into the chest of the pickup truck driver. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mobs of children ran down the gangways on bare feet, squealing as they launched off the sidewalks and dove into the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The three of them launched into small talk about the crowd and Christmas and the weather and school—and their words felt like tiny droplets of rain, like the drizzle that says, Watch out. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, after rather than before the control program was launched, some research into the peculiar nature of heptachlor was done. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the old days, when China wanted to launch a rocket, they just launched it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A wise choice indeed, because it coincided with the instant Mulch decided to launch his earthen offensive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I launched into my abbreviated life story where I highlighted my academic achievements and my success in fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Without warning, Jeff pumped his arm back and launched his fist into George’s stomach. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The young sparrow launched herself off the ridge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed Kuwei and launched them both into the black mouth beneath the roots of the tree. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z So Alice Paul launched a public relations campaign. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The ramp retracted and we launched out of the bay. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The book about Johnny Unitas, with its cartoony cover depicting a football player wearing a number nineteen jersey and dropping back to launch a pass, was most likely a children’s book. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We sit, as we did last year, holding hands until the voice tells me to prepare for the launch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The demons charged, trampling through the museum as they launched themselves at the heavenly mounts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In one swift motion, Felix lifted the ball above his head and launched it at the basket. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a shake of his powerful head, he launched into a gallop and led his four-legged band in the opposite direction. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller refused to negotiate directly with the inmates, and on September 13, worried that the inmates were harming their hostages, the state police launched a bloody battle to retake the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With his powerful legs, the robot launched himself up through the air, soaring in a high, graceful arc over the pond and down to the other side. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The woman Thomas shoots hasn’t even crumpled to the ground yet when I see the boy launch himself from the rooftop. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z "The stripped-down MAV will get up to twelve g's during the launch. He could be unconscious and may even have internal bleeding." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That fall, the SS-HJ were reorganized and sent to the Ardennes forest in France, where the Germans launched their last major offensive. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A massive marketing campaign promoted the launch of the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Asiya and Faizah were just as excited as I was to launch this company because they struggled with the same issues of finding modest clothing options as I did. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I bet that many of the one million people who were at Cape Kennedy to watch our launch were still caught in the post-launch traffic jam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Abby and I found a food truck, got in line, and she launched into a heated retelling of all her catches. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I hustled back on D. Armstead’s shooting guard launched a brick that I easily rebounded. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z There were less than twenty-four hours until the launch at the Science Museum. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The Norse visits were instead launched from the Greenland colony, separated from North America only by the 200-mile width of Davis Strait. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Had Kennedy ordered an invasion of the island—a strategy many of his advisers were clamoring for—the Soviet commanders on Cuba had orders to launch the weapons, which would have obliterated the base. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Boy21 was quoting verbatim whoever was announcing the launch on the YouTube clip—all the talk about harmony for the heavens and gateways. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If he waited, Stagehand might be long gone by the time he launched his bid. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Patterson paused briefly, before launching into his standard convocation address, the one where he used the word “august” with all three of its meanings, just because he could. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, Thomas Byrdsong got a head start on the long road to the Moon by testing a model of the Saturn rocket, a launch vehicle the size of a redwood tree. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Not because he was so brilliant, but the government had just announced plans to send a satellite spinning around the earth, and most of his department seemed to be planning on being launched with it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I shout, about to launch myself over the side to her unmoving body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The launch sped up a huge wave, slammed down into a foaming trough, and Kapugen was no longer visible. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the length of the ship, two other launches dangled over the side, full of Dauntless’s crew. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mother told her not to worry and launched into a diatribe about the medical technologies of the seventies until Alma interrupted her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The policy has led to several jittery years of missile launches, frozen economic deals, border shootings, and periodic threats from the North of “total war.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “I am so proud of you. Um, would it be okay if I and some of the other girls came over to see you launch your rockets?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We’re in our spot next to the wide gangway, standing among the traders and workmen and a pack of youthful Japanese, everyone waiting for the launch and the black billows of diesel. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The economic, political, and social forces that unloosed themselves on the streets of Petrograd and launched the Russian Revolution were vastly more complex than Alexei’s hemophilia or Rasputin’s machinations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We all turned at once, just in time to see the PSF with the flaming red hair launch the butt of her rifle into the teenage boy’s mouth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The immediate area secured, Stanton turned to his second mission, launching the investigation into the crimes that had occurred at Ford’s and at the Seward house. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch out of my seat to throw my arms around her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The team leader was Guenter Wendt, and it was an astronaut tradition to play a joke on him on launch day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There had once been missions to colonize Mars, to explore Jupiter’s moons, and even to launch to the stars beyond, but every mission had ended in utter and disastrous failure. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And launch me to the moon and back. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "We are go for launch and will proceed on schedule. We are T minus four minutes, ten seconds to launch . . . mark." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I exchange a wry smile with Hideo as she launches into an explanation about blood. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Miss Ellis’s eyebrows launched into the twitchy dance they always seemed to at the mention of the words, “my mother.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I say, my eyes widening as I move to launch myself out of bed to find him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then he launches into a speech about the war ads, how they’re trying to talk black folks into going to fight for the so-called freedom we don’t even have on our own shores. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The catapult arm sprang upward faster than Nico’s eye could follow, launching Octavian along with the ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All four of us managed to leap out of the way by launching our robots skyward, though I nearly took a direct hit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He launched himself upward again, hope running wild as he surfaced. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So broken were the Omaha by disease that according to tradition they launched a deliberately suicidal attack against their enemies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We were not awarded with any comfortable view, for the launches put forth their oars and made their way back toward the ship. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z To counter such negative impressions, prominent business people launched an all-out public relations campaign. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He launched himself at Nhamo and she met him with the panga. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In December 1891 Burnham received a proposal from a tugboat manufacturer arguing the case for steam launches at the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He launched himself forward, flipping her to the ground, hands fastened tight around her throat, straddling her so that his knees pinned her arms to the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Disgusted with Cantor, Kronecker launched vitriolic attacks against Cantor’s work and made it extremely difficult for him to publish papers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And then Tiny takes a step forward and joins him, harmonizing, and they launch into the greatest musical song I've ever heard. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Hardly giving us time to breathe, Ms. Faraci launched into her lecture on acids and bases and the importance of a neutral pH. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I let go and collapsed in the dirt, and the iron, now free, and being chewed violently by the blades, launched into the air then crashed down next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “We have only three days until the launch,” he said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Other eastern colleges soon launched rowing programs, and many of them began to compete against one another in head-to-head regattas. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The room bustled with activity as the dozens of controllers each made final preparations for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I started to think about what an adventure it would be to work for him, helping him to build rockets and launching them into space. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dottie turned back to the TV and bobbed her head ever so slightly as the bouncy characters launched into another song. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z We have launched four ships to the stars, Pioneers 10 and 11 and Voyagers 1 and 2. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You see? It was a trick! They divided us so they could launch a surprise attack. Legion, cuneumformate! CHARGE!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Colonel Edmund Rice, chief of the exposition’s Columbian Guard, described what it was like to stand in a shaded wood at Gettysburg as Pickett launched his men across the intervening field. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Connor launches himself across the room, hopping over the pillows on the floor, colliding with the soft curve of Mrs. Baransky’s belly. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mark Antony would need the support from both dependent and independent provinces across the region to launch such an ambitious campaign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the launch, two hundred protesters, led by the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, made their way to Cape Kennedy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z My mom pulled herself up and struggled back to her feet and launched right back into him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Another five minutes and Maya could probably launch herself to the moon. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When I ask the man about it, he tells me it’s solar-powered and launches into a lengthy explanation of how the panels on the roof convert sunlight into energy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then, with all the strength in her legs, Roz launched herself high up into the snowy branches of the nearest pine tree. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z All the gales sio had ceased, blown out, and with an offshore breeze we launched again, stepping the mast and sail, to make for the open sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We scheduled a rocket launch on the same day as the prom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned to the water and gave a low whistle, and instantly the launch turned its head and glided towards the jetty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This sweet, funny, sometimes annoying, sometimes brilliant, naive child of mine...This child who is now an adult and about to launch, like a rocket blazing in beauty through the night sky to worlds unknown. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z With a snarl, he leaped over the supine body before him and launched himself at the two-legs. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Four days after launching Sputnik into orbit, Radio Moscow announced the addition of one more city to its timetable of destinations that would be overflown by their satellite: Little Rock, Arkansas. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The men gathered at the farm were begun a sweep to ferret out any who had not regained the launches—we could hear them call to each other. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Our observations of atoms and galaxies were launched in this time and place. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven years later, when the North Korean government launched a disastrous currency reform that impoverished and enraged tens of thousands of traders, the news was reported within hours by Free North Korea Radio. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The attacks have killed hundreds of South Koreans, but they have yet to provoke the electorate into demanding that their government launch a major counterattack. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The unopposed pressure launched the airlock like a cannonball as the Hab's atmosphere explosively escaped through the breach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Baby Einstein toy company was also launched in reaction to this study. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She launched into all the reasons why she should ask Drew and all the reasons why she shouldn’t, all of which Ivy had heard before. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Would they come at us with a police launch? Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Prone to pounding his megaphone on the gunwales of his coaching launch in exasperation, he once hurled it at an oarsman who had caught a crab. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z While Vavilov and other geneticists languished in prison, Lysenko’s supporters launched a vigorous campaign to discredit genetics as a science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Both nations scrambled to build more missiles and to devise clever, and lethal, ways of launching them at the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The trainer, Tax, seeing that the standing targets offer no challenge for me, begins to launch these silly fake birds high into the air for me to hit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the strands of magic skittering this way and that and launching in long threads over the tops of the trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Not wanting to be left out, I fired Leopardon’s Arc Turn weapon, a gold boomerang that launched from the mech’s forehead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At the same time, it found that people were launching their news apps 39 percent more each month. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Simultaneously the two little spies launched themselves at the other two, leaping from the dragonflies at their victims before Will could blink. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z An armada of launches and pleasure craft was following them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Eleven months and eleven days after it was first launched, Operation Gold shut down for good. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The shock wave of the launch knocked him down, and he got up, howling, and ran to the blockhouse and leapt behind it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She launched herself up into the chimney with pure confidence. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And this is how we sit until a pleasant female voice announces it's time to prepare for launch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For a while, at least, the boys were going to have to launch their shells by carrying them down the bank and wading into the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Wally has bought a ticket to fly on Virgin Galactic's spacecraft, scheduled to launch in December 2013. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance exclaimed, launching herself precariously to her feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He built the Mary Rose before I was born, and I seen the picture of him standing by the bow when she got launched for the first time. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Watching the conclusion of the race from the coaches’ launch, George Pocock whooped and hollered uncharacteristically. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Lady Constance brightened at once and launched into an animated description of the house: the history, the architecture, the furnishings. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Department’s Plant Pest Control men had temporarily forgotten gypsy moths, for they had been busy launching an even more ambitious program in the South. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When we were brought up upon the deck, we saw in ruddy first light the motion of countless launches all around us proceeding to the shore of the island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If they were not Maya, the implication was that someone else had launched the project of civilization in Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Kainene launched a Plant Our Own Food movement, and when she joined the men and women and children in making ridges, Olanna wondered where she had learned to hold a hoe. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The ground buckled and swayed, but he held steady as she launched herself from the cradle of his fingers in a graceful arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I climb onto the railing of the fire escape, spread my arms out, and launch myself off like a pigeon going home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jackson yells before launching himself from the train car and running off. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Any moment now, Styx would launch into some outlandish tale that could not possibly be true, unless he was some kind of celebrity. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Nobody ever launched a better rocket than you.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We also had our own cook, who tried to get us as fat as possible before launch day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost before we were introduced, P. D. launched into bitter complaints, wanting to know why Dean Gandy had not insisted he give the lecture today. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She let it launch itself into the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then their sire launched himself upward and spiralled into the night. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Rutherford’s discoveries launched a surge of ingenuity in physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z My father bends his knees and launches himself forward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The glow grew brighter and brighter, and then a blinding explosion launched the robots in opposite directions. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then she pulls out her laptop and launches Google. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z On December 11, a vast force, including eleven destroyers and light cruisers, launched an invasion attempt. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He presses something in front of him, and the shuttle spins toward the open sky of the launch portal. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon the red and green running lights of the coaches’ launch disappeared upriver. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Alex took off like a fighter jet launched off an aircraft carrier. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Some three or four nights later I launched my first raid. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch across the open space and tackle him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In an attempt to compensate, O’Dell and Sherman leaned the launch rod more than usual against the wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t Mini who launched herself at him next. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She started to say something else, but the effort launched her into a coughing fit. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Convinced that an untapped market of dreamers existed with ample cash but insufficient experience to climb the world’s great mountains on their own, Hall and Ball launched an enterprise they christened Adventure Consultants. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Well, that launched a slew of questions from Mr. Morrison that I could answer only in the vaguest way. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Snowball now launched his second line of attack. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I again proclaimed that a countrywide campaign of noncooperation would be launched if the state failed to hold such a convention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rabi, who believed they were making a social call, was surprised to hear them launch into a promotional spiel for a huge program to develop a hydrogen bomb. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Hunters scrounged arrows from the fallen and launched volley after volley into the enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the next play I switch it up and launch a three from downtown. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z They were farther from their destination than when they had launched the boats at Patience Camp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The shuttle rotates away from the launch port and is lifted back to its docking unit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But Newton’s genius involved defining these terms rigorously and linking them to each other via a nest of equations—thereby launching the science of mechanics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We launched at a motel ramp on the ocean side of the island. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "Based on travel duration and the supplies their astronaut has remaining, any such probe would have to be launched within a month. Even then he would starve a little." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the LEP would have no option but to launch their bio-bomb, and that was when Artemis Fowl would unveil his coup de grâce. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Bring ... bring ...” Viserion launched himself from the ceiling, pale leather wings unfolding, spreading wide. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He grows, she thought as he launched himself into the sky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finding the river only partially frozen, they built a raft and launched it—“but before we got half over, we were jammed in the Ice.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the election launched a wave of women having their scarves ripped off in public, some people in the community actually suggested hijabis shed the scarf, to be less obvious targets. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He raised his staff, but Piper launched into another verse of‘Summertime’. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The protests were ignored and the program was launched in 1958. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Incredibly, an investigation was launched by the Reykjavik Police Department and Icelandic scientists. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z For some reason, the mark hadn't disappeared, but it had launched Daoud's career. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The rocket lay on the launching field, blowing out pink clouds of fire and oven heat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This idea has been strong enough to launch the new movements for the sustenance of wilderness, the protection of wildlife, the turning off of insatiable technologies, the preservation of “whole earth.” The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Gripping a seat, he rears back his foot and launches it forward, kicking Boss in the shoulder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The other two that had been following launched their attack then too, ignoring Buttercup, driving forward with all their hungry strength to Westley’s bleeding shoulder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Our other party, fleeing, made an uneven retreat down toward the launch—Clippinger, still by our side, calling across the lawn to them to stand—stand and fire, cowards—but nothing could induce them. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Right now my expenses are minimal, and my new hydration business has taken off, launched through the roof, and shot into the stratosphere. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When the Germans launched their surprise attack on June 22, 1941, Marina, too, tried to sign up to fight at the front. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The FBI launched an investigation into his activities. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If Octavian decided to make a grab for sole power over Rome, he would launch an attack by sea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z All of the large gunter clans immediately banded together to launch a full-scale assault on the Sixers’ force field, trying everything they could think of to bring it down or circumvent it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This was an effort to retaliate for the unprovoked attacks the military had launched on the ANC in Maseru and elsewhere and was a clear escalation of the armed struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A nearby US aircraft carrier launched fighter aircraft to patrol the skies. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Closer at hand, silent electric launches glided through the lagoon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In my head I'm getting ready to launch into a lecture about appearance versus reality, but I hear Alicia call, "Who is it, Mom?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I'll need to go through this process several more times as the launch date approaches. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A scientific noun can launch a thousand questions—and the idea of the “gene” did exactly that. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This was the moment I lived for, launching the show. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Then two more figures launched themselves from the deck of the brigantine. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her legs tighten around my hips and her bow twangs as she launches arrow after arrow into our pursuers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z First I tried launching myself off one wall and slamming into the other. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The creation date in the quest’s colophon said it had been launched several years after Halliday’s death, which meant it couldn’t have any relation to the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z September 12, 1959: Luna 2 is launched and crashes into the moon on purpose. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She invoked the Sunday rule as soon as he returned from the skateboard park, and a family outing was launched. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We made two groups and launched the attack. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Soon, regular U-2 missions provided Eisenhower and the CIA with razor-sharp images of military bases, missile launching pads, and more. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Lacking a coach’s launch, he ran up and down the shores of Lake Washington, yelling at his boys through his megaphone, freely mixing baseball slang with rowing terminology and a wide variety of exuberant profanity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik /, casting a shadow of fear across America. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There must be other assaults which could be launched in the fields of politics and sex. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Uniformed soldiers dig clams and launch missiles, pick apples and build irrigation canals, market mushrooms and supervise the export of knockoff Nintendo games. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I launch myself at her as hard as I can, my arms slamming into her side. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z On its maiden launch, complete with fishing gear and a generator they could scarcely afford, the Lady Gin, with the Warden at the helm, steamed out into the Gulf of Mexico. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z School was the perfect place to launch a new word, and since this was a major historical event, Nick wanted it to begin in exactly the right class—seventh-period language arts. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron launched into the story, starting with the barrier at the station refusing to let them through. “— so we had no choice, Professor, we couldn’t get on the train.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This was especially true in 2010, when North Korea launched a sneak submarine attack that killed forty-six South Korean sailors and sank the Cheonan, a warship sailing in South Korean territorial waters. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z If we were home, she would've launched a full-scale plan with lookouts and maps and secret meetings. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Whipped up his notebook, picked himself a bug off the floor, then launched that little critter right into Katia Mavchek’s hair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z After a whole day of wrangling the babies and thinking disgruntled thoughts about those pennies, I launched a new campaign at dinner that night. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Corporal Craigie ordered us back into the launch. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I shrugged and went back to supervise preparations for the launch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was her imagination, but the arrows seemed really annoyed that they had to wait a bit before they got to launch themselves at Aru and Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah: Not only did school security launch a firecracker investigation, but there’s an even juicier rumor.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The word genocide shares its root with gene—and for good reason: the Nazis used the vocabulary of genes and genetics to launch, justify, and sustain their agenda. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Wash took the paper as a good sign and launched into his plan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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