Word: struck
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...Bush was remarking on the unseasonably warm weather. Cameras were brought back in for an exchange of gifts, followed by quick handshakes and blessings for five members of the White House staff and a Secret Service agent. Some of these aides, frequent visitors to the Oval Office, were struck literally speechless with respect, so communication was mostly by body language. All were concerned about the protocol of this once-in-a-lifetime moment. One of them said it was so surreal she was unsure if she was supposed to clasp the Pope's hand the way she usually does because...
...After the meeting, Summers struck a conciliatory tone. “I have heard the concerns of the Faculty and continue to be committed to working constructively with them,” he said through a spokesman...
Brian Jungen still remembers what first attracted him to the idea of using athletic gear as an art material. "It was bizarre looking," he says. "I remember seeing some snowboards in the back of my brother's truck and being struck by how they almost looked monstrous...
...history of the court in the 20th century is replete with instances of high-stakes cases decided by 5-4 margins. Perhaps the most infamous example is the 1905 case Lochner v. New York, in which a five-justice majority struck down a New York State law capping the number of hours that bakers could work. More than three decades later, when the Supreme Court nullified part of the New Deal legislation in the 1936 case of United States v. Butler, it did so on a 5-4 vote as well. Many of Rehnquist Court’s rulings that...
...Over the past six weeks, the Bush Administration has struck back, vociferously defending the program’s legality and necessity, and hinting that those who oppose the program would be painted as weak on national security...