Word: secondhands
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...slow process of estrangement that had been underway for years. She was different than she had been as a child. I wasn’t the friend to call the parents. I heard about her ailments—and her slow progress towards some sort of recovery—secondhand. While I can’t imagine my grief is as acute as those of her closer friends and her family, I feel like I now have to mourn twice...
...Schermerhorn speaks, Kamont and Winston recline on the secondhand couches that adorn the platoon's common area. They stare at a television hooked up to a portable DVD player that serves up a steady stream of war movies, sci fi, horror and porn. In front of the TV is a coffee table littered with picked-over ready-to-eat meals, Tootsie Rolls and water bottles filled with tobacco juice. Heat comes from three portable radiators. The platoon's house--the hooch, as the G.I.s call it--lies within the perimeter of the Azimiya palace compound, built by Saddam...
...responsible for nine of eBay's 23 merchandise categories--including motors, electronics, sports and collectibles, each with more than $1 billion in gross sales. He also proposed eBay's two most successful acquisitions: PayPal, known for simplified electronic transactions between buyer and seller; and Half.com a website that sells secondhand books, music and movies...
...steps you can take. Elevating the head of the bed and having the child lie on the left side at night--which tips the stomach so gravity can hold the acid in--seems to help. Meanwhile, kids should cut down on soda and citrus products and stay away from secondhand smoke. They should also avoid pants or skirts with waistbands that are too tight...
People will no longer be exposed to deadly secondhand smoke, a substance containing over 43 cancer-causing agents. Bar and restaurant workers will be free from a risk that makes them 50 to 75 percent more likely to contract lung cancer than the rest of our population. By establishing 100 percent smoke-free worksites on Oct. 1, we will eliminate a serious threat to our workers’ health...