Word: snubbing
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...addition, Clinton should snub his lobbyist friends and stick it to them. He's asked for a tax on firms' use of lobbyists, and he should go farther--ensuring public disclosure of lobbyists' activities is a necessity...
...simply hatched and wandered off to fend for themselves, he reasoned, the shells would simply be broken; the fact that they were thoroughly smashed convinced him that the babies stayed around to be cared for and fed. He also believes -- somewhat controversially -- that the babies' oversize eyes and snub noses would have appeared "cute" to their parents, the way the same characteristics do in humans, and thus inspired caring behavior...
...three wrestlers from each weight class at Eastern will be invited to compete in the NCAA Tournament. Last year, Fronhofer finished third in his weight class but was not invited--a snub Fronhofer is expected to overcome this time around...
...snub-nosed .38 revolver aimed at Bay Lop's temple and the grimace on his face are etched into the memory of every American who read a newspaper in 1968. His summary execution by General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, chief of South Vietnam's national police, during the second day of the 1968 Tet offensive in Saigon altered U.S. public opinion about what was at stake in the war as much as any other event did. A quarter-century later, the victim's widow Nguyen Thi Lop, 60, lives in a decrepit house on the outskirts of what is now called...
...Weapons were so plentiful that he never had to buy one but simply borrowed from friends. Openly proud of the firearms he has used, Knighton smiles fondly as he recalls each one. "When I was 14, I started out with a .25 automatic, then ; got me a .38 snub-nosed, then a 12-gauge shotgun, a .45 automatic and a 9-mm. But my last gun -- and my best gun -- was a baby...