Word: bitten
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...them a sense of the importance of this." After introducing himself, Bono asked them to "please go that bit further," reminding them that "in 20 years, this week is one of the things you'll be most proud of in your lives." Says Blair: "These are all pretty hard-bitten people who have worked in international relations a long time, but they were very, very enthused by that spirit...
...roughly half of the Harvard bench wore mesh Crimson uniforms. The other half, donned in the grim black jumpsuits of the team’s injured, served as a constant and visible reminder of the team’s rotten luck. “We’ve been bitten by the bug real bad,” sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion said. Joining a trio of hobbled freshman on the sidelines was co-captain Jessica Holsey, who sat ominously on the bench with a mystery injury that she sustained in practice on Tuesday. The team’s offensive...
...Ph.D., an entomologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. The bugs hide close to their warm-blooded prey in mattresses, box springs, floorboards and clothing. They usually remain out of sight during the day, making them hard to find and difficult to completely eliminate. Even when you're bitten, the anesthetic the bugs inject numb you to the fact that it is happening. The only trace they'll leave-apart from the welts-is blood-or feces-stained sheets...
...acting bug had bitten these atrocious-film lovers. After a few months, their thespian forces gathered yet again, this time for a rendition of the ’80s classic “Dirty Dancing.” But because they had publicized to Leverett’s e-mail open list and were performing in the more-frequented JCR, something funny happened: other people showed up. “A frightening amount of people came,” says DiMaggio...
...militia. New arrivals build themselves grass-hut homes. Recently, a refugee named Joanna Cuevelo sat in front of a new hut, feeding her four children, whom she had just brought on foot to Cambine from a village 65 miles to the north. Her ten-year-old son, who was bitten by a cobra on the way, lay on a blanket, his face pinched and gray. "His mother won't part with him," said Cavele. "We think he will...