Word: doned
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...have softened up the German defenses, but they released their payloads too late - they were worried about hitting the landing parties - and missed the bunkers completely. Rockets were supposed to pound the beach from offshore, but they fell short. The German defenses were practically untouched. "All it's done is wake them up!" one officer remarked. That the assault on Omaha succeeded is due partly to shelling from nearby destroyers but mostly to the courage and determination of the infantry. That's one of the lessons of Antony Beevor's glorious, horrifying D-Day (Viking; 592 pages): the purpose...
...relationship, sharing details like Earhart's habit of wearing Gene's underwear while aloft (helpful with that midair funnel). With tidbits like this, who needs flashbacks to ticker-tape parades? But both romances are bloodless. Even when Earhart breaks up with Vidal (which she may not have done in real life), it's about as heated as a tussle over the last cucumber sandwich. The movie insists that Earhart make peace with her marriage before going off to die, as if we wouldn't be able to mourn the demise of an active adulterer. Even this most unconventional of heroines...
...We’re asking a lot of them,” Farni said. “They’ve all done a great job. There’s a couple defensemen who are getting a lot of ice time and forwards being put in high pressure situations...
...Tunc has done a really good job this season and in this tournament especially,” Fish said. “He’s an extremely hard worker and continues to get better on a daily basis...
...week, my family stumbled upon a murder scene and learned of the death of a close friend at the hands of La Familia. A recent law to legalize possession of small amounts of drugs in Mexico is a step in the right direction, but much more remains to be done...