Word: hollower
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...Tina could try some real bush tucker. Tiny black stingless bees, often called sweat bees, would lead her to the fix. "If you sit in the shade they'll land on you, and you just follow them home," Lilley says. "They'll usually be in a hollow tree, and what Aboriginal people did was cut or dip into the nest, using a cloth made from plant material, stick it in the honey to soak it up and then squeeze it into your mouth." Beats cow brains...
...words seemed like hollow coach-speak during the Crimson's 1-10 start in December, as Harvard was hard-pressed to find any player that was producing on a given night, let alone 10-plus. But as of late, Harvard (7-11, 4-1 Ivy) has been utilizing that promised depth...
...Maybe it's all for the best, though. While at least one set of our parents would have been so proud of our Cabinet-level positions, we've heard horror stories about previously normal people who went to Washington and returned hollow shells of their former selves. Apparently, we're not a nation of Mr. Smiths. More like a nation of Dan Rostenkowskis. We've heard about shedding all irony and sarcasm and adopting that unflattering "I'm a public servant, I'm here to serve" pseudo-sincerity. And yes, we (well, one of us anyway) have also heard about...
...none-too-bright, unreliable after lunch and, if the testimony in Joseph Estrada's Senate trial is true, had the moral scruples of a two-bit Tondo hustler. But as with Woodstock II (or III), the sequel to 1986's People Power revolution is an echo with a hollow yet distinctly nasty tone. Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos cast presidential no-confidence votes with their feet - an act that doubled as an impromptu referendum on their constitution and all the institutions that comprise the Philippines' democracy. The system doesn't work! Hurrah...
...standard-issue weapons HUPD uses hollow-point bullets, which expand on impact for "controlled expansion and penetration," Green explains...