Word: frantic
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...markets it for him. But this year, for the first time, the merchant is refusing to take any of it. The stainless-steel vats in Charles' shed are filled with tens of thousands of liters of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from last year's harvest that he's now frantic to sell at any price to make room for this year's crop. Charles, 58, stands in his courtyard, surrounded by clucking hens, and struggles for words to describe his predicament. "It's never happened before," he says, gripping a wrench. "This year's a complete catastrophe." The contrasting fortunes...
...entire output to a local merchant, who bottles and markets it for him. But this year, for the first time, the merchant won't touch the stuff. Stainless-steel vats are filled with thousands of gallons of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from last year's harvest that Charles is frantic to sell at any price to make room for this year's crop. Charles, 58, stands in his courtyard, surrounded by clucking hens, and struggles for words to describe his predicament. "It's never happened before," he says, gripping a wrench. "This year's a complete catastrophe...
...building in Manhattan. “I rushed to look, and right there on the homepage of CNN was my apartment building,” Shemtov said. “I’ve never been in this sort of panic mode.” He began making frantic calls to locate his father and notified a fellow section member that he would not be able to make it to class. Shemtov later learned that his grandmother had been on her way to drop something off at the apartment when she found out about the incident. “Usually...
...freaked out.” Pellegrini added that the infant came out headfirst and that there seemed to be no complications with the actual birth. The woman held the baby closely until the paramedics arrived, according to Reed. Following the birth, the woman handed over keys to the van, frantically directing Pellegrini to drive her to the hospital. Soon after, the students spotted a Cambridge Police Department cruiser driving up Garden Street and flagged it down.. “She was much calmer after she saw the first police officer,” Reed said, noting that the woman...
...chasing after conflicts, and struggling to assert its role as an influence and reference in the war to advance Islam in the world," Jacquard says. "Before that it looked both late and calculating in supporting Hamas. At least by appearance, traditional al-Qaeda leaders at times look frantic trying to get back to center stage...