Word: suck
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they exhaled had become trapped in the beads. So when they inhaled, they drew in stale air that was low in oxygen. "You end up breathing back in what you've just breathed out," Thach explains. "All the oxygen gets used up." Adults have enough lung power to suck in sufficient oxygen through the pillow, but Kemp and Thach determined that babies could not. By testing rabbits that had the same lung size as infants, the pediatricians proved that rebreathing into the bead-filled cushions was fatal for babies. The two investigators also determined that any movement by the children...
...gulf region is about to enter a particularly delicate period, when the shamal winds in Iran, Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula create huge sandstorms that blow southward. This year's storms could suck up soot from the oil fires and unusually large amounts of dirt loosened by explosions and the movement of armies during the war. Intensified by heat from the fires, the storms could spread a mist of soot and oil across a belt of countries, ranging from Saudi Arabia to India. Apart from posing a health threat to the people closest to ground zero, the pollution is likely...
...think about death a lot, maybe because I don't know about life after death. So I strive as hard as I can to suck every drop out of life. The great thing about being an artist is that artists are immortal by the fact that they leave their work behind them. There is something comforting about knowing that my life was not just a waste...
...point here is not to write a trash-the-UC, boy-do-they-suck, how-ineffective-can-an-organization-be piece. I don't believe that. If the UC had a modicum of support from students, they could get a lot done...
...former, of course, decline to be named but readily stamp Kelley as someone you'd hate to have for a dinner partner, let alone a confidant: "She will suck you into her world and then betray you . . . She craves attention." Or, "She exploits people, and I don't like to mess with...