Word: sipped
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...lost his wife. "After that performance?" I ask innocently. Molina was taking a swig of his drink at that moment and my light jest catches him at the wrong moment. He doubles over to prevent the loss of drink that occurs when one laughs on an inward sip. "Good one, mate!" he sputters. "I'll tell the wife that one. If I find her..." His reputation for being a cheery soul seems well-founded...
...agents like polyphenols, which, in the lab at least, inhibit cell proliferation. Well, time to reread those tea leaves. A study shows that folks who drink five or more cups of green tea a day are just as likely to develop stomach cancer as those who barely take a sip. Don't toss out the teapot, however. Green tea may still protect against other cancers...
...travel agency that offered her seven days all inclusive in sunny Athens for $800. A few days later she was in the back of a hired car, bound she hoped for the Mediterranean and an early glimpse of summer. Instead she woke up in Hungary. After taking a sip from a spiked orange drink she had passed out, waking to the words: "You are no longer in Moldova. You have been sold...
...ultimately Pearson triumphed; having won local council approval, his Aniane vineyard awaits the green light from national authorities. Today Mondavi's man in southern France can sip pastis with the hunters who were among his staunchest opponents, fearing that Mondavi would destroy the habitat of their favorite prey, the wild boar. It's a tribute to the 38-year-old's soft-spoken perseverance. "If he were an Indian, he'd be called Crafty Fox," says local winemaker Pierre Clavel with a smile...
...drug-delivery solutions are elegant but decidedly low tech. "For people who have a tough time swallowing pills," says Langer, "a company called Alkermes has developed a special straw that is loaded with a premeasured dose of dry medication. The patient then uses the straw to sip water, a soft drink or apple juice." And for a toddler who spits out, throws up or gags on fever-reducing medication, there are fast-acting suppositories to which parents can resort...