Word: sounded
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Another biometric technique, voice verification, works by creating a digital picture of an individual's vocal tract. Bad colds or even Rich Little can not trip up the device, since it recognizes the physiological characteristics that produce speech, not sound or pronunciation. Using this device is as easy as saying "Open sesame." Such major corporations as Hertz and Martin Marietta rely on the technology to protect their computer systems, and these user- friendly voice analyzers could be especially attractive to homeowners and small businesses...
...Alaska earthquake of 1964, which sent a towering tidal wave smashing into Valdez, killing 131 people. After taking on 1.2 million bbl. of crude at the Valdez terminal, the southern end of the 800-mile Trans- Alaska Pipeline, the 987-ft. tanker Exxon Valdez headed out through Prince William Sound. Maneuvering to avoid icebergs, the tanker rammed into an ; underwater shoal called Bligh Reef. The vessel's side split open and thick North Slope crude spewed into one of the most pristine bodies of water...
Emergency crews placed booms in the sound to contain the spill, and the Coast Guard dropped chemicals in an attempt to break up the slick. But local officials criticized Exxon and pipeline officials for responding slowly. Doug Griffin, city manager of Valdez, said the first teams to arrive waited for a leader to show up and take charge...
...years the sound of prison doors clanging shut has provided the background music for the transition from one Teamster president to the next. From Dave Beck in 1958 to Jackie Presser in 1986, four of the past six Teamster chiefs have been accused or convicted of felonies, often involving organized crime...
...that's college. And I hope I don't sound stupid, after all I've just written, if I say that really and truly I love Harvard, pretensions and all. I'm just sick of it. And probably, at this point, it's sick...