Word: snatched
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...terrorists vary, from war atrocities to personal woes; in Rushdie's novel a Kashmiri Muslim murders a U.S. ambassador, but it's less a political act than payback for a personal betrayal. Often U.S. actions play a role. War Within's Hassan is radicalized after American agents snatch him in Paris as a terrorism suspect and send him to Pakistan to be tortured. In Syriana a young Pakistani immigrant can't find work in a rich Persian Gulf nation, so he joins an extremist madrasah, but the movie's sprawling story also faults the U.S. for supporting corrupt, oil-rich...
...heteroflexible,” and “boydyke”—Yan solemnly declares, “and that’s just the beginning...There may be as many as a million genders / Just floating around, searching for the right person / To snatch them...
...lead on a goal by midfielder Jane Sackovich with 18:55 remaining in the game. The game, and potentially the league title, seemed to be securely in Harvard’s grasp, but in the last three minutes of the game, the Tigers scored twice to snatch a 2-1 victory. While the Crimson had the last laugh and won the league title (in a tie with Penn), the team would still like to avenge last year’s loss. “The game this weekend is so important for us,” said senior midfielder...
...fell on the ball at the Harvard nine-yard-line to preserve the Crimson’s possession. It was short-lived. Two plays later, a relentless Cornell defensive line gave free safety Kevin Rex all the time in the world to cut off sophomore receiver Joe Murt and snatch away O’Hagan’s first pass attempt of the day. “I think our linebackers, our D-line did a real good job of stretching the play out,” Rex said. “And with him having to hesitate a little...
...Bayou LaBranche, a green, glassy waterway some seven miles west of New Orleans, it's alligator-hunting season, and trappers have strung hunks of raw chicken on heavy hooks to dangle over the water. An 8-ft. gator leaps out of the dark waters to snatch the bait; a great egret flaps away from the commotion...