Word: punch
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...went together one year," recalls Brown, a psychotherapist, "and then he dumped me." "She was going to go to Stanford," explains Willingham, a retired manager of airline mechanics, "and I knew it would be over for us. I was just going to beat her to the punch. It was 19-year-old logic." He had always hoped he'd get a chance to apologize...
...conference table where he's seated. Before him is a large piece of paper and several black markers. In the center of the paper he's drawn a tiny boxing ring with two tiny stick figures. The larger one is labeled MUHAMMAD ALI, and it's delivering a solid punch to the much smaller one, labeled JOE FRAZIER...
...ensemble backing Maal was entirely comprised of acoustic strings, including kora and hoddu or “African guitar,” as well as acoustic and classical guitar. The result was a rich, layered sound that lacked nothing in punch. The bassist was rock solid, and though the show could have been made more exciting with the addition of a percussionist, the energy throughout was palpable. The centerpiece of the band’s sound was always Maal’s supple, soaring voice that leapt as easily as it trilled on half-tones. African bands are sometimes slightly...
Working together, we put into effect our hastily improvised one-two punch. He introduces himself, she apologizes for our tardiness and asks the imposing, smiling minister if we could have a few questions. It’s not that he’s fat, but he’s a big guy and we’re a bit intimidated. He reflexively turns to his assistant as his eyes seem to beg permission to speak to yet more press...
...sure what the exactly the procedure would be if a bomb was actually found during one of these random searches. I would hope that in the time it took for authorities to arrive, all the other passengers would be given the opportunity to punch the terrorist one time in the face. Because I am a nonviolent person, but would still feel a certain amount of anger, I would probably give the would-be terrorist a football helmet to put on when my turn came up. Then as he was affixing the chinstrap, I would kick him in the balls...