Word: rapier
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...coping took a little longer than Sugar figured. But by the fifth round Robinson's rapier left jab had jarred Villemain out of his protective shell, and in the ninth he put Villemain away with three sharp left-right combinations. This week, $17,000 richer, Sugar Ray set off on a final fling-a charity fight in Frankfurt-before loading up his entourage for the boat ride home...
...same lie-studded ones he had delivered before. Three times he spoke lengthily, then when he sought the floor for a fourth time, Jebb snapped: "I suppose you could go on making your arguments forever." Malik said he needed only "one sentence" this time. Jebb's retort was rapier-quick: "I would be delighted to hear a speech of one sentence from the Soviet Union representative." The audience laughed and cheered. Malik flushed. Jebb let the noise linger 45 seconds before he gaveled for silence...
Novelist Norris. a senior editor of Newsweek, has set out to write a satire of the times, and he has not quite achieved it; satire calls for a steady hand, a rapier that can reach bone. He does show that he can wield the needle of burlesque with some of the best in the business...
...Wealthy Richard Rapier Stokes, chairman of the engineering firm of Ransomes and Rapier Ltd., became Minister of Works...
Died. Rafael Sabatini, 75, author of more than 40 jack-booted cloak-and-rapier romances (Scaramouche, The Sea Hawk, Captain Blood), historian and playwright; in Adelboden, Switzerland. Born in Italy and raised as a polyglot cosmopolite, Sabatini made England his home and English ("All the best stories are written in English") his language...