Word: rumores
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...involves attacking the powerless, a witchhunt involves a belief in the occult, a witchhunt involves magistrates who also share the belief of the people in the occult. It’s a metaphor that’s employed all too often and a very sloppy one. Surely gossip and rumor played a huge role, but it’s not as though people began deluding themselves in 1692. The people who die, the people who are sacrificed, are often powerless, often old, widowed women. Those are the people who end up being sacrificed to the fanaticism and frenzy...
...Coach Walsh expects out of me and whenever he needs me, I’ll be ready.” Rounding out the rotation will likely be a mix of old and new faces. Senior Javier Castellanos has been dialing up the radar gun in camp—as rumor has it, all the way to 94 mph—and ambidextrous classmate Matt Brunnig has shown flashes of brilliance in the past. Since the pitching situation so unsettled, this season is undoubtedly the occasion for this duo to rise to prominence and realize the extent of their abilities. Freshman...
...Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek’s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted by “big-name” universities such as Princeton, Georgetown, and that other institution down in New Haven—the one with the bad football team.So why did Cheek get left outside the gates...
...iconic part. Pining for a little Pierce Brosnan--style suavity, the fans say they plan to boycott the film. Around the time the online protest emerged, Craig, who is really almost 6 ft. tall, knocked out two teeth filming a fight scene in Prague and faced the emasculating rumor that he couldn't handle his Aston Martin's stick shift. Ex-Bonds Brosnan and Roger Moore spoke up for the new recruit. "He's a helluva good actor," said Moore, noting that no one has yet seen Craig in the role. "So why attack him?" See, Daniel, at least there...
...rumor of the high-profile arrest get started...