Word: trod
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...Steel is not a historian, but he's done his homework. Even Revolution buffs may find surprising new facts - like the 15-min. bathside chat Charlotte Corday shared with revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat before murdering him - or provocative takes on old ones. The tale of how Marie Antoinette trod on her executioner's foot, then begged his pardon, has been told. But while "her defenders cite this as an example of her sturdy harmlessness, civil and without malice to the end," writes Steel, his own view is less charitable: "The feisty cow meant it." Steel doesn't limit...
...grant an indulgence, plenary or perennial, To Ogden Nash on his centenary, or centennial. He trod 'mongst giants like Eliot and cummings and Thomas and Kazantzakis and Frost and Yevtushenko and Neruda and Schwartz (now all dead) In a day when poets were not only renowned but read. True, Nash did not quite roost in the exalted company of these Everest nest-dwellers, But he published more than 20 volumes of extremely popular light verse, and if he dwelt in cellars, they were best-cellars. He wrote, he lectured, and he was not too arch or arty To appear...
They had searched portions of the park, but police say it was impossible to cover the entire expanse, given its size (more than 1,700 acres). Instead, they stuck mainly to well-trod paths and areas nearby. Levy's remains were found on a steep slope in a remote, wooded area. Experts say even if police had searched there, the body could have been concealed by dirt or leaves. There is also the possibility that the body was not in that location the entire time but was brought there more recently...
Michelle Yeoh, Asia's most glamorous fighting woman, radiated strength and luster as she trod up the 24 red-carpeted steps to the Grand Palace. The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star shared a spot on the Cannes Film Festival's nine-member jury with Indonesia's Christine Hakim?the first time two Asian actresses had been chosen for this distinguished panel. Another Cannes first: a Bollywood musical, Devdas, was part of the official selection, luring Indian mega-muffin Shahrukh Khan to this dappled Riviera town. For the fifth time in six years, at least one major prize went...
...terrorism has not obviated the culture wars, expect some family-values commentator to cry that MTV's The Osbournes (Tuesdays, starting March 5, 10:30 p.m. E.T.) is leading America further down the road to hell already well trod by its protagonist: Ozzy Osbourne, the shock rocker who once bit the heads off bats onstage. On this winning "situation reality" show, shot inside the Osbourne family's L.A. mansion, teenage sis calls her brother a "f___ing loser." Mom tells the kids to "shut the f___ up and go to bed." And Dad, exasperated, says, "I love you more than...