Word: grab
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...flashback involving Oskar's grandfather Thomas, has the punishing, visceral vividness of the battle scenes from The Red Badge of Courage. "Rapid, approaching explosions" sound "like an applauding audience running toward us." After the first wave of bombs, Thomas rushes out into the firestorm to find his girlfriend: "I grabbed the doorknob and it took the skin off my hand, I saw the muscles of my palm, red and pulsing, why did I grab it with my other hand...
Junior Lawrence Adjah leapt 14.31 meters to grab the point. Senior Travis Hughes also competed in the event, and he came in 14th with a jump of 14.07 meters...
...Zara and H&M have partially usurped the spots once occupied by moderately priced stores trading more on value-for-money than trendiness. And the upstarts' sprightly styles, often pinched from the designer labels, are forcing the big brands to rely on craftsmanship and the most extravagant materials to grab their customers' attention. "What's driving our business is the 'Bang, I'll have it' impulse that only occurs if something is special," says Fendi ceo Michael Burke. "It does not occur with the run of the mill." Hence Fendi's new evening bag, a reimagining of last season...
When designer Carmen Marc Valvo showed his fall 2005 collection during New York Fashion Week last month, there were no starlets in the front row prowling for Oscar gowns. Nor did his designs grab headlines, top must-have lists or spark debate. And yet over the 16 years Valvo has designed his namesake label, he has quietly garnered one thing his colleagues would covet: a buzz-worthy bottom line...
...Alex, we’re going to grab some smokes and some more beers, we’ll be right back...