Word: relent
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...have got beatings with a belt or a cow's tail from the mayor himself, often in City Hall. Rich kids who hot-rodded down the city streets were warned that they'd be paraded naked around town. And throughout, he let it be known that he would never relent in his fight against rapists, petty thieves and particularly drug pushers. "If you sell drugs to destroy other people's lives," he threatened, "I can be brutal...
...such horror? Is it okay to smile or laugh? Should we attempt to talk about anything aside from the attack? Is doing so a sign of insensitivity and apathy or a healthy resilience, to the tune of “America will not be stopped; freedom will not relent.” Shouldn’t the events move us to cry, even if we have no personal connection to the victims? If the death of over 6,000 fellow Americans doesn’t draw tears, how hardened are our hearts...
...Commander in Chief until he let his eyes well up. Answering a reporter's question Thursday morning in the Oval Office, he teared up and said, "I am a loving guy, and I am also someone, however, who has got a job to do...This country will not relent until we have saved ourselves and others from the terrible tragedy that came upon America...
...supposed to cry. And yet in the Oval Office, President Bush teared up and said, "I am a loving guy, and I am also someone, however, who has got a job to do. This country will not relent until we have saved ourselves and others from the terrible tragedy that came upon America...
...This is a terrible moment, but this country will not relent until we have saved ourselves and others from the terrible tragedy that came upon America,” Bush said. “Through the tears of sadness, I see an opportunity...