Word: fronting
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...QUIET ON THE COLLEGE FRONT...
...thin air and faraway peaks bear no small resemblance to northern Pakistan and Paktia province. Zazi passed a background check to qualify as an airport-shuttle driver, and if he was notable for anything, it was his appetite for work. Other drivers describe his recruiting customers while standing in front of a white van bearing the company's name - First ABC Transportation Inc. Unlike most drivers at ABC, who pulled eight- or nine-hour shifts, Zazi routinely put in 16-to-18-hour days, sometimes 80 hours a week. "He was a regular kind of guy, but he worked hard...
...Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani, a former Filipino Islamic scholar who battled the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s, founded the fundamentalist Abu Sayyaf in 1991, splitting from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) - a more mainstream Islamic political organization fighting for increased autonomy for Muslims in the southern Philippines - after the MNLF engaged in peace talks with the government...
...She’s big and strong so we made sure that someone was in front of her and keeping an eye on her throughout the game,” Kowal said...
...Okam has confirmed that Harvard is currently his top choice. A raw prospect with outstanding athletic ability, Okam is a 250-lb seven-footer who would provide the Crimson with a front-court force to be reckoned with. Following visits to Vanderbilt and Loyola Marymount, he will have a decision next month...