Word: grab
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...humanity. Sudden Crisis SRI LANKA President Chandrika Kumaratunga sparked a political crisis by abruptly sacking three ministers, suspending Parliament and imposing a state of emergency - which she lifted two days later - while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on a trip to Washington, D.C. Kumaratunga denied she was trying to grab power for its own sake, accusing Wickremesinghe of endangering national security through "willful neglect" of the military and granting too many concessions to Tamil Tiger rebels in peace negotiations...
...He’s the kind of guy who’d grab you after practice and have you stay to work on a certain skill to use,” Bala said. “He knows a lot, and he loves passing around that knowledge...
Though the food is unexciting, it’s reliably appetizing. More importantly, however, Sunset Grill and Tap has over 100 beers on tap. Grab your rowdiest, ale-loving buds, pile into a couple cabs and head over to this Allston hotspot. There’s no need for a special reason—you can raise a stein to anything from world peace to simply the completion of another week...
...GRAB-BAG BUDDHISM...
...wild and wooly past of Cambridge. But they will ensure that their proponents enjoy returns on their homes that would make many Wall Street investors weep. Taking the moral high ground in restricting all development is a farce—and, I think, little more than a blatant grab for returns on assets at the expense of those with the least ability to pay. It’s not about making Cambridge better; it’s about making homeowners richer...