Word: digging
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...need to believe that people can benefit from your opinion every week—Jon has that, he takes himself very seriously. But,” Whitaker adds, laughing, “There’s nobody in the world who deflates Alter like Contreras, and then Jon will dig himself even deeper, and Contreras will get even more irreverent...
What I found when I finally reached the seawall at the foot of the bluffs is difficult to describe. Men were trying to dig or scrape trenches or foxholes for protection against incoming fire. Others were carrying or helping the wounded to areas of shelter. We had to crouch or crawl on all fours when moving about. Most of us were in no condition to carry on. All were trying to stay alive for the moment. Behind us, other landing craft were attempting to unload their equipment and personnel in the incoming tide and were coming under enemy fire...
...dig through the earth with their bare hands in search of loved ones. Survivors were few. "My family is gone and my house is gone too," said 40-year-old Rosin Madombe, whose two small children drowned before she could get them out of her now-submerged house. "What am I supposed to do?" With hurricane season only a few months off, relief organizations rushed to assist the poorest country in the western hemisphere. "A few months ago we couldn't move because of security," said Guy Gavreau of the U.N. World Food Program. "Now we can't move because...
Luberoff has focused much of his work on transportation and large-scale investment projects, such as the Big-Dig, a plan proposed to alleviate Boston’s transportation difficulties...
Stop and smell the roses has always been sound advice, but who knew it was also a medical prescription? A growing number of researchers and therapists have found that working with plants can enhance your physical and mental health, giving gardening fans yet another reason to dig into the dirt this spring...