Word: preying
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...take minutes if I have to call up and wait for my friend to come down and open the door. Regardless of how long it takes, while I wait for entrance to the dorm, I am not safe at all. It is a perfect opportunity for a criminal to prey on a young female...
...Harvard Square, the most common crime was larceny. Thieves and shoplifters target shops and businesses in the Square, while pickpockets prey on shoppers and tourists...
...upset if they switch genres. Hollywood is, of course, different. There are stars, and then there are all those other people--actors. But occasionally stars want to prove their seriousness. Art stirs in their breast like an edifying influenza, and they take on roles outside their expected range. Falling prey to the lure of sackcloth and Oscars, normally glammed-up female stars don drab frocks, sport the no-makeup makeup look, play a character who opts for the spiritual over the sexual and, if possible, speak in an exotic accent. Hey, if it worked for Meryl...
Hackers exist, and they do prey on people naive enough to think doing business and exchanging credit-card numbers on the Net are completely safe. However, it is a quick and easy way to conduct business. MOLLY K. DOUGLAS Cumberland, Maryland...
...Amato rather than the other way around. The Republican attack dog resumed his Whitewater hearings last week after a two-month hiatus during which the Senate slapped an absolute deadline of June 14 on him. With only seven weeks left to find a smoking gun, D'Amato called fresh prey to the stand: former Clinton chief of staff Betsey Wright. As Libby, the most vivid supporting character in Primary Colors, Wright was portrayed as a wild-eyed, foul-mouthed, daft Dustbuster, so excitable that much of her dialogue in the book is in capital letters. In real life...