Word: genuflected
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...city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia has always been the spiritual center of the Islamic faith: the world's 1.3 billion Muslims genuflect in its direction during prayers. But in the final months of the year, Islam's holiest city becomes even more vital, as an estimated 2.5 million pilgrims make their once-in-a-lifetime journey to the site...
Lice. Those nasty, hard to kill, infectious little creatures haunted your elementary school days. The memory alone must be making you genuflect for a match book to burn those suckers...
...Roman Polanski crime [Oct. 12]. It is ironic that Hollywood is exuberant about throwing a demonstrably contrite Mel Gibson under the bus yet is eager to rally around an unrepentant Polanski. Somehow the moral compass in Hollywood is dramatically askew and rigged against those who don't genuflect properly. It has been striking to watch the Hollywood élite tripping over themselves to muster support and condone Polanski's transgressions. Stewart Quealy, TEMECULA, CALIF...
...assessment of the Roman Polanski crime [Oct. 12]. It's ironic that Hollywood is exuberant about throwing a demonstrably contrite Mel Gibson under the bus yet eager to rally around an unrepentant Polanski. Somehow the moral compass in Hollywood is dramatically askew and rigged against those who don't genuflect properly. It is striking to watch the Hollywood élite tripping over themselves to muster support and condone Polanski's transgressions...
...these fates--defeat, resignation or expulsion--would be an ironic career ender for the 40-year Washington veteran whose control of the federal purse strings once made his colleagues practically genuflect in his presence. Longtime friend Jack Roderick, who practiced law with Stevens 40 years ago, sounded subdued at his Anchorage home the day of the verdict. "It's just sad on a personal level," said Roderick, who believes his old friend is innocent. "No question, he showed bad judgment to get associated with a guy like Bill Allen. He got sloppy...