Word: bursting
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...demand, which came before another burst of Sunni insurgent violence north and west of Baghdad, is unlikely to be heeded by Maliki. Still, it underscored the political weight of Sadr's voice. Sadr's Mahdi Army has effectively stopped an advance by U.S. and Iraqi forces into its strongholds in Baghdad and Basra after weeks of fighting. On Monday Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, the commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, said American troops operating at the edge of Sadr City in support of Iraqi troops would not press deeper into the area. That means any decisive push into the heart...
...smelled him a moment before he arrived. Frederick burst through the door of her chamber, staggered a few feet into the room, and paused, swaying harmlessly from side to side. He seemed to be composing a thought...
...defensive until he broke. But after an injury timeout in which junior Alex Vucovic stretched his back, Ermakov went down 3-5 in the second set and seemed shaken off his game. But he regrouped, returning to his aggressive groundstrokes in time to assure victory before the skies burst forth.After a half-hour delay and a relocation from the outdoor Beren Tennis Center to the enclosed Murr Tennis Center, Ermakov needed only a few more points to carry home a 6-1, 7-5 victory.No. 3 co-captain Dan Nguyen won his first set with relative ease, but eased...
...landmark first issues” were bought up by the armful. People were starting comics shops in airports and malls, just to cash in on the craze. The owners of the Square’s shops derisively remember such “speculators.”Then, the bubble burst. There was a slump in the industry. How did these three stores, all of which have been around for more than 20 years, survive?“People here in the Square didn’t buy for the reasons the speculators were buying,” Scott recalls...
...It” to holy levels of catchiness (that song wouldn’t be half as good without the “time I had some time alone” backing refrain).After 12 long years hidden beneath unnecessary over-production and forgettable songs, Mills’ vocals burst to the forefront and enliven much of “Accelerate.” Whether channeling the Beach Boys (“Man-Sized Wreath”) or Neil Young’s Crazy Horse (“Supernatural Superserious”), Mills’ sing-a-long harmonies, present...