Word: ducked
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...meat suddenly caught my eye. I momentarily had fantasies of preparing a hearty boar ragu with pappardelle noodles, but the slow simmering necessary wouldn’t be feasible in my dorm room. Instead, I settled on a more George Foreman-friendly kangaroo loin. I also impulsively purchased some duck foie gras and a carton of figs that were starved for attention in this meat emporium. Then it was off to Formaggio Kitchen on Huron Avenue, about a 15 minute walk from the Yard near the Quad, where I picked up a block of Greek halloumi cheese. My third stop...
...while remaining in command of the military; there are contempt-of-court proceedings over his government's deportation of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif despite a court ruling allowing him to return from exile; and then there is the question of whether the President can be reelected by a lame-duck assembly due to be dissolved by January pending new elections...
Composed of French and Flemish speakers who share little common culture, Belgium has always been a bit of an odd duck. Its viability as a nation has been regularly questioned since its founding in 1830, but perhaps never as much as in the last three months. Since national elections in June, the country's politicians have proved unable to form a national government, causing more and more Belgians to wonder whether the country can - or should - stay united...
...control the action onscreen not just with their thumbs but also with their bodies. Do enough dancing or kung-fu kicks, and you just might get the same level of exercise as from chasing a soccer ball. What's more, this is a workout kids don't try to duck. "Physical education used to be a joke," says Dr. John Ratey, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark, an upcoming book about exercise. "That has changed simply because we are catching up with the gamer generation...
...committed to the development of nuclear energy," he insisted. The deal is especially crucial, the government says, because India's existing reactors are low on fuel and supplies. The standoff could force an early election, and even if it doesn't, India could wind up with a lame-duck government...