Word: gleaming
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...football coach Gary Bravo commented in the Dillon locker room after his squad played Leverett to a scoreless tie. "But the irrational part of me loves it. I guess it's power--you go out and knock people over." Bravo paused for a few reflective seconds before a strange gleam glossed over his eyes and he added, "I really get into sacking the quarterback...
Even without the telephone, a sizeable number of men, with that "Boy look what I've found" gleam were finding their way to Hollis 16. Men learned very rapidly where Louise lived, and as Adrian soon realized, it was Louise they came for, not her. On Tuesday for instance, the two of them had ventured down to Skippy White's in Central Square to buy a record which Louise thought would be fun to play if they ever had a party--a song she had heard on the radio all summer and had not been able to find...
...fierce gleam rose in Jon's eyes and he gave a tight smile. He looked at Chris for a few seconds, and then in one quick motion he threw his mug two floors straight down the stairwell. With a loud pop it shattered on the ground floor. Several doors on that floor swung open and several overworked residents looked up at Jon and Chris...
...fading of this mythology is the result of Americans' gradual realization that science and technology's dreamy wonders sometimes turn out to be nightmarish blunders. Detergents that make dishes gleam may kill rivers. Dyes that prettify the food may cause cancer. Pills that make sex safe may dangerously complicate health. DDT, cyclamates, thalidomide and estrogen are but a few of the mixed blessings that, all together, have taught the layman a singular lesson: the promising fruits of science and technology often come with hidden worms...
...Manhattan skyline, but the neighbors are a little strange. When she drops in for tea with the lesbians downstairs (Sylvia Miles and Beverly D'An-gelo), one of them masturbates in front of her. Fey old Burgess Meredith, who has a fixation on his cat and an unearthly gleam in his eye, drags her upstairs to a spooky party. At night somebody overhead stamps and clanks until Raines' chandeliers sway like a leftover set from The Exorcist. But then, what did she expect for $400 a month...