Word: steals
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...ugliness is a burden he tries to bear with dignity, like the live-in millstone that is his mother. And in Rizzo's portrayal, Geremia becomes more than an ogre; he is any man who realizes that beauty is something that will never be given him. He must buy, steal or try to destroy it. The other characters, especially Rosalba and Gino, are not mere stooges for Geremia; they are by turns victims and connivers, whom Geremia inadvertently inspires to dip into his book of tricks. By the climax, Geremia is "a hole in love," Rosalba "a bride on fire...
...been dogged by numerous accusations of cheating in the recent investigative book Game of Chance. Beyond his links with ACPCO (Atlantic City Probability Co-Operative), whose tentacles may also extend to top players in Yahtzee and Boggle, the authors charge Gilmore with creating diversions so he can steal from the banker and raise suspicion regarding his "statistically improbable" penchant for winning second prize in beauty contests. Adding insult to injury, an ex-girlfriend recently claimed that Gilmore bought her countless diamond rings in the early '90s with money from bank errors in his favor - and never paid the required...
...surged at the 1000-meter mark to claim second place and begin a move on Cornell, while Harvard looked a sure third entering the final 500. But Yale, unable to vanquish Harvard with a final move in Goldthwait Cup competition, outsprinted the Crimson at a higher stroke rating to steal third place on Sunday.“We started to sprint, but the sprint didn’t quite happen,” coxswain Felix Yu said. “We tried to push back Yale’s move, but we lost a seat in the last five strokes...
...long been a distribution point for drugs coming from Central and South America into New Orleans, so it wasn't hard for dealers to set up shop again. As aid money started rolling in, crime increased. "They were victimizing each other," says Sergeant Harris. "The new crime was to steal one another's FEMA money...
...their new machines this fall. Those changeovers, which happen every four or five years, are moments of opportunity in the gaming industry, when the guard changes and the underdog has its day. Nintendo--a company that is, for better or for worse, addicted to risk taking--will attempt to steal a march on its competitors with a bizarre wireless device that senses a player's movements and uses them to control video games. Even more bizarre is the fact that it might work...