Word: squeal
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...they scratched and bit so fiercely that researchers had to intervene to keep them from killing their rivals. Moreover, the males engaged in "excessive and inappropriate" sexual advances, mounting females despite "substantial vocal protestations." "It was very dramatic," says Dr. Solomon Snyder of Johns Hopkins. "The females would squeal, 'Rape! Rape! Rape!' but the males just wouldn't stop...
...Julia Roberts' birthday party. But even when a photographer gets a big score, he often has to kick back some of it to a tipster. Tips on a celebrity's whereabouts, says Zanger, come "from people in the family, people who work for them--they all squeal for money." There's no business like show business...
...meaning of those three letters. "Creepy Vicious Sores?" you speculate as you compare prices on moustache bleach. "Cosmic Viking Shit?" you muse while examining the selection of jelly beans. Not to disappoint, but CVS in fact stands for "Consumer Value Stores." (We know--not as exciting as "Can Veritones Squeal...
...other hand, Wall Street crooks -- almost all white -- have a lock on high-class felonies that pay off big with minimum risk. Some of them have managed to steal millions, hire expensive lawyers, make deals with the government to squeal on their co-conspirators, and get off with no more than a fine and community service. The few who actually go to jail serve their terms in relatively comfortable minimum-security prisons, get out early for good behavior and are often left with fortunes. Former junk-bond baron Michael Milken served only two years of a 10-year sentence...
...Elvis impersonator in the role of the pharoah. Elvis, i.e. the king, i.e. pharoah get it? As ifthatweren't bad enough, dozens of little girls dressed in rainbow colors lined the stage and carolled in high-pitched tones at every opportunity, causing many females in the audience to squeal with delight, and causing me to feel deeply ashamed of my gender, not to mention my species...