Word: knocks
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...typical weekend afternoon, Beijing's Silk Street Market buzzes with the sound of tens of thousands of tourists haggling over antiques, jewelry and knock-off Gucci handbags. Rickshaw drivers normally scoop up these marketgoers, pedal them to their hotels and return with pockets full of foreign currency - a lucrative cycle drivers can repeat dozens of times a day. In recent months, though, the Silk Street Market's once reliable bustle has thinned dramatically. "I haven't seen a single tour bus pulling into the market this morning," says Lao Qian, a 49-year-old rickshaw driver taking a long lunch...
...Known for his charm and ease at massive rallies, Zuma has been criticized for pandering to popular prejudices like homophobia; he once boasted that when he was a boy, he would "knock out" gay people...
...Same-sex marriage is a disgrace to the nation and to God. When I was growing up, [a homosexual] would not have stood in front of me. I would knock him out." (The Times [South Africa], April...
...know they just showed up. As far as the president is concerned, he's pretty busy right now. So I'm going to give him another five months and then I'm going to knock on his door. But I've already spoken to people like the new head of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), who is a marine scientist. So, hooray...
...Everyone has their own personality, and it is interesting to have all of the different characters on the team that add up to form a whole.”The combination of this support, closeness, and skill has helped the players recreate their image and stay optimistic as they knock on the door of an 18th Ivy title. “We’re a totally different team than we were in February,” Green said. “I feel like our squad is much more confident, more competent, and we are prepared to beat anybody...