Word: rotund
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...Grinch Stole Christmas.” To be blunt, “Fred Claus” simply lacks creativity. Sure, the basic concept differs from most. Fred Claus, played by Vince Vaughn, is the estranged brother of the more famous, more rotund Santa Claus. As a boy, Fred chose to move away from the family’s North Pole nest to escape feeling outshined by his sib. So he takes a job as a repo man. When we’re introduced to him, Fred is taking great pleasure in expropriating family televisions during the holiday season. He?...
...hardly looks like a rebel leader. A rotund man, he races between meetings in a checked suit jacket and charcoal wool trousers, clutching a mobile phone. But if his appearance is misleading, there's no doubting that Nur has the loyalty of many of the military commanders among the splintered rebel organizations in Darfur, according to aid workers who have recently traveled around the region. They say Nur remains especially popular among the more than 2 million displaced people languishing in camps. Driven from their villages across a vast, blighted landscape, those people are key to whether a peace deal...
...asked me after finding out where I studied. He took a long drag out his cigarette and ran his dirty fingernails though his mane of unkempt curls—all in one smooth motion.I realized suddenly that the man was wearing Converse sneakers, skinny jeans that barely encased his rotund thighs, a “vintage” flannel shirt, and a fedora. It was an ironic hipster combination which would terrify any Harvard male. I decided I liked this individual.Suddenly a woman sauntered by us. She was wearing high-waisted white satin shorts over black leggings. She was sporting...
...This leaves the community with no local authority other than its chairman, an extremely rotund fifty-something man who resides in a modest cinder block home along the village's primary road. He was appointed over a decade ago, at a meeting of residents advertised with a note pinned to the bus stop, and conducted on the street: It's purpose was to get rid of the previous chairman, denounced as a drunk, although when it came time to pick a replacement, there were no candidates. Eventually, the present chairman - whom most locals know only by his title...
...Kortzidis gained overnight celebrity status and won national support for his cause. Thousands of supporters poured onto the streets for a beachfront rally, as a nationwide debate resumed over the commericialization of beaches. Critics billed the mayor's protest an "extreme stunt," but that did not deter the once rotund Kortzidis, who fasted for 24 days and shed 16 pounds. He ended his water-and-fruit-juice protest last Sunday after assurances from the government that it would produce new legislation on the management of Greece's beaches. "The mayor's motives are understandble," Deputy Finance Minister Peter Doukas tells...