Word: snapping
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...acclaimed natural history American Bison (2002), the bison population often shrank dramatically in preindustrial times when the jet stream moved south and brought dry air to the plains. In 1841, before William Cody (the most famous of several men known as "Buffalo Bill") was even born, a freak cold snap left a layer of ice over the Wyoming prairie so thick that even the biggest bison bulls--which can weigh a ton--couldn't break through to eat grass. Millions of bison perished, and the species never returned to that state's grasslands...
...knowledge and the enriched uranium from consortium plants to pursue a secret bomb-making program. That is why any such outcome should be accompanied by other safeguards: involvement by the international consortium in all Iranian nuclear facilities rather than just the enrichment sites, an agreement that there can be snap intrusive inspections of any facility, a verifiable cap on Iran's production of enriched uranium and a requirement that no facilities be hidden or buried...
...snap! The trash-talking sound mixers of Dreamgirls address an apparently hot button issue in the sound community: Apocalypto mixer Kevin O'Connell, the Susan Lucci of the category, who has never won an Oscar despite 19 nominations: "I just wonder what Kevin's trying to do out there by trying to get an award using sympathy," says Oscar winner Michael Minkler. "Kevin's an OK mixer, but enough's enough about Kevin." And you thought actresses were catty...
...card. And even doors with locks permit entry when they are propped open by a coat hanger, shoe, or toaster oven. Yes, asking that guy or gal outside the entryway for ID is awkward. He or she may, in all likelihood, look offended and snap, “I live in your hall!” But consider: Is a little social discomfort worth $10,000 of personal belongings? (This much was stolen from Lowell in 2005.) And, conversely, when your lab partner turns to you outside Old Quincy C and asks for ID, try not to be belligerent. After...
...press conference ends. Reporters begin to exit the room, but seize the opportunity to snap a picture of Faust and Bok together. Corporation members, including Houghton, talk to reporters...