Word: flush
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...living as a refugee in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Then came the war against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The U.S.-led coalition needed local proxies to prosecute the war in the Pashtun-dominated southeast. Zadran, who fought against the Soviets and the Taliban, found himself flush with U.S. cash and with an army of foot soldiers. Zadran and his extended clan actually ran the provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika for a few weeks last spring until he was chased out of Gardez by local tribal elders. He wants those jobs back...
Built in just 147 days, the Monitor was a total innovation from bow to stern-including a flush toilet below the waterline...
...nightmares that make sleeping impossible. Smaller kids have trouble swallowing horse-pill-size tablets designed for adults. Liquid meds taste awful and can induce instant vomiting. Meds time often provokes a struggle; it's one thing these kids can rebel against. Some bury their medicine in sofa cushions or flush it down the toilet...
...operation is called arthroscopic knee surgery, and more than a quarter-million Americans were getting it each year. Doctors would make three small incisions in the knee, insert a tiny scope, flush debris out of the area with water and sometimes shave away rough surfaces around the joint to help the tendons and ligaments glide more smoothly. Part of the appeal of the surgery was that it was minimally invasive; most patients walked away requiring little or no recovery time...
...contrition, what practical role can it continue to play? As the peace process has stuttered on, even its enemies accepted it should be strong - to keep potential rebels in line and to stop weapons being turned to street crime. Now republicans themselves are implying the I.R.A. is a busted flush. After sorry, the hardest word may be goodbye...