Word: nosedives
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Murphy recalled Ambrogi as a “prominent part of the offense, an intense competitor, and a classy, hard-nosed kid.”
At its core, the controversy is a clash between the gentlemanly amateurism that has characterized the Indian side and the hard-nosed professionalism that Chappell, a former captain of Australia's national team, was brought in to instill in India's talented but often lackadaisical players. His arrival in July...
Pangolin are not the only species being driven toward extinction across Asia by China's demand for exotic, edible wildlife. "As purchasing power in China grows, demand has just exploded," says James Compton, who runs the Southeast Asia office of TRAFFIC, the most prominent group fighting the illegal wildlife trade...
For some, the arrival of the cavalry did little to ease anxieties. Wealthy evacuees hired private-security companies, their agents bristling with snub-nosed automatic weapons and polarized sunglasses, to guard the perimeters of their flooded neighborhoods. An officer of one such firm, Black Ice Security Services, told TIME's...
Back on the airstrip at Lakefront, the stars in the sky were blacked out by a layer of smoke over the city from uncontrolled fires. The only light came from the head beams of a fire truck on the airstrip. Families stood and sat and lay down in a 100...