Word: painting
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Good question. Witnesses were supposed to paint a sympathetic picture of England. Graner, who is the father of her infant son, was eager to do so, passing reporters a note before he testified that said, "Knowing what happened in Iraq, it was very upsetting to see Lynn plead guilty to her charges...
...Discipline is becoming ever trickier for teachers. In the aftermath to trouble, some high-schoolers use their mobile phones to spin a version to their parents before the school does. Many find it easy to paint themselves as innocents, and the next thing the teacher knows, the student's handing over a phone with the words, "My dad wants to talk to you." When an incident warrants suspension, says St. Margaret's Waters, "it's often at this point that parents have difficulty supporting the school's decision. That's fairly sad, because when they opt to support their daughter...
...about fifteen years ago, a regular––whose first name is Katherine but whose last they couldn’t remember––befriended the chefs and told them she was an aspiring artist. After making some sketches, she was permitted to paint the brightly colored and whimsical mural up on the wall. Apparently the mermaid on the left side looks just like the artist herself...
...trip around Bakshis and Zang's home store in Burlington shows that TSC is clearly a sanctuary for the affluent lawn warrior. Horse-racing helmets are displayed near hummingbird feeders, and outdoor paint, in John Deere Green for antique tractor collections, fills the shelves. ATVs share the center aisle with shiny lawn mowers. Udder cream comes in pretty clover tins (women have discovered its charms for chapped lips), and lawn trinkets are the hot item for spring. In the pet center, an aluminum bin full of chirping baby chickens is adjacent to model plastic horses for the kids...
During the current debate over the filibuster, the Republicans are employing similar large stroke tactics to paint the opposition into the corner and strong arm their agenda through. To fill openings in the federal courts, the President has appointed a number of ideo-conservative nominees, most of whom are committed to overturning Roe v. Wade and to other conservative objectives. Congressional Democrats, as the minority party, plan to use their right to filibuster—prolonging debate indefinitely to block the nominations—a right that has been enjoyed for more than a hundred years. Republicans are threatening...