Word: loudnesses
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...This waiter was so loud that the whole placegot quiet," McCreary said. "The tables around usjust stared at us. It was such a shockingsituation...
ASTROWATCH Omega's Speedmaster Professional X-33 is no ordinary timepiece. Designed for astronauts, the $3,000 watch can resist temperatures up to 200[degrees]F, peal out an 80-decibel alarm (nearly as loud as a freight train) and track mission time. If it's good enough to be used in space, it's good to go on earth...
...pauses for big breath] hoo-hah, hoo-hah, hoo-hah, hoo-hah. Then I go into a big loud scream, which I don't feel like because I've got my sister in the car with me. She's looking at me, like, Dude...
...door bangs open, and Yo-Yo Ma blows into the hotel room with a cheerful, disarming grin and a loud "Ta-daa!" As an entrance, it is both worthy of a superstar and, in its self-aware over-the-topness, a commentary on the absurdity of being a superstar in the first place. Heeeeeere's Yo-Yo Ma, the postmodern virtuoso! Lugging his cello and dressed in formal attire for a just completed photo shoot--tight scheduling is one of the defining characteristics of his day-in, day-out existence--he takes off his jacket and asks the two journalists...
...more likely that this astute purveyor of White House spin was sending a clear message to the media: We've got dirt too, and we're not afraid to use it. As with Bennett's revelation that Kathleen Willey was seeking a book deal, reporters read him loud and clear. No fool, indeed...