Word: ear
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...home of Leonie Haddad, she entered the bedroom of her sleeping landlady, straddled her and shook her awake, brandishing a foot-long serrated bread knife and whispering, "God has inspired me to kill you!" She attacked Haddad, Foster writes, "slicing her from the corner of her mouth to her ear ... Bettie stabbed Haddad four times in the chest, narrowly missing her heart... stabbed the hand eight times, severing the top of Haddad's third finger." When brought to court, "Bettie pleaded not guilty but changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity after two California Department of Medical...
...budget shortfalls, their attention is sure to remain focused on what help the Federal Government might lend. When the governors met with Obama, they pressed him to pump money into state economies - including funding projects to build schools, bridges and other sorts of public works - and found a receptive ear. "To solve this crisis and to ease the burden on our states, we're going to need action and we're going to need action swiftly," Obama said in a speech at the meeting. "This Administration does not intend to delay in getting you the help that we need." Based...
...wife’s breasts pressed against his back, while Roxanna’s languorous form quivered against his embrace. It felt oddly poetic: ensconced between these two women to whom he had given so much.Felicity was still panting, and her breath was hot in Frederick’s ear. “Take us now,” she whispered. “Both of us. Together.”Frederick felt a massive rush of arousal. This was it: his destiny. Felicity stood up, ripped off the rest of her clothing, and slowly reclined onto the bed. Roxanna...
...Gleeson ’10 typically adds, “We’ve known each other since our freshman seminar.” (He often adds a few more mumbled comments that I just can’t quite make out, no matter how hard I press my ear up to the door.) “Listen, boss. I’ve known you since pre-frosh weekend and I’m saying this as both your friend and as someone who understands Ginsburg: get over this broad. She sounds like bad news, and that?...
...MISS: Magnificent Jewels Sotheby's auction in New York of period pieces including emerald- and-diamond ear clips that once belonged to the Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia and a diamond ring mounted by Boucheron that belonged to 19th century railroad magnate Jay Gould...