Word: took
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...youngest in my family and, as such, it has always been my proud duty to remain the child. It took my mother several years of urging to get me to move on from Limited Too getups. And although I never liked being roped into reading the four questions at Seders long after my Bat Mitzvah had passed, it allowed me to play the perennial child. No matter how I appeared on the outside, I was a baby to my family and myself. And I loved...
...youngest in my family and, as such, it has always been my proud duty to remain the child. It took my mother several years of urging to get me to move on from Limited Too getups. And although I never liked being roped into reading the four questions at Seders long after my Bat Mitzvah had passed, it allowed me to play the perennial child. No matter how I appeared on the outside, I was a baby to my family and myself. And I loved...
...Attorney's Office brought several charges against Kirks last week, the most serious the act of "double-dipping," or billing the same expenses to two different organizations and then getting reimbursement from both organizations. Kirks's embezzling took place during...
...crane remained limp, failing to clench the plush Betty Boop I had set my sights on, so I cursed and kicked the machine. Our evening had been full to the brim with Somerville-style amusement, and we unanimously agreed to call it a night. Finding a taxi took ample effort, but after trekking a block and scaling a snow bank, we came upon the comforting sight of yellow checkers...
...When independence came, the Hutu tribe, which comprised 85% of the population, took power and has held power since. When it was feared that President Habyarimana would give some power to the Tutsis, he was assassinated and a three-month long genocide of Tutsis began. The result was death of over 500,000 Rwandans, Nowrojee said...