Word: grounde
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...good! The poetry would not come. Frederick let out a choked scream and pounded the ground with his fists. So many days the verse had flowed out at the slightest suggestion, and here, now, when he needed it most, nothing. The poetry would not come...
With a moan of ecstasy, Frederick thrust his aching loins against the statue’s marble haunches. He seized the Narcissus’ shoulders and ground himself against the stone. “So beautiful,” he grunted, as he stroked Narcissus’ hairless chest. “So... smooth.” With a free hand, he loosened his belt and let his trousers drop around his ankles. The contact with the frigid marble made him groan in agony...
...Louis-Sébastian Lenormand climbed to the top of an observatory tower in Montpellier, France, leaned over the edge, and jumped. An astonished crowd watched as he fell to the ground with the aid of a new contraption called the parachute and landed unhurt...
...jump-start his flagging campaign earlier this week, John McCain uttered a new rallying cry: "We've got them just where we want them." But even his die-hard supporters had to question that assessment. According to countless public polls, McCain's campaign has been losing, not gaining ground. No candidate wants to be down about seven points nationwide with no clear momentum and less than three weeks...
...right to inspect weapons and military equipment being brought into the country "to ensure they are suitable for the security mission", as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki put it in an interview with The Times - i.e. to ensure that Iraq's territory is not being used as a staging ground for any U.S. action against Iran. The pact will have to be approved by Iraq's cabinet and parliament, where it could still encounter opposition. Iraqi government officials have also suggested that a new agreement could be negotiated in 2011 if conditions required...