Word: unexpectedness
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On the streets of the country's capital, residents were abuzz with talk of the unexpected size and ferocity of the mass trial. "This is simply unprecedented," said a resident of north Tehran. "It's surprising how many are on trial." Just a week before, state media had said only...
The attacks were not wholly unexpected. ETA often steps up its campaign of violence during the summer months, and in recent weeks Spain's Interior Ministry had heightened security at a number of sensitive targets across the country. It wasn't enough - the Burgos bomb was attached to a van...
P’s emotional depth does not get in the way of his writing style. His recently acquired English is textured like Nabokov’s, and he likes to prick the imagination with unexpected words and fantastic metaphors. His transition from Spanish to English has improbably recreated the...
Lunches and dinners cost roughly $85 and $115 a head, respectively, with wine. Reservations can be made on a special website, www.art-home-electrolux.com, and are accepted a month ahead of time. Demand, as you would expect, is high. If you can't get seats, you could sign up for the daily...
Even so, there's nothing quite like a visit by the U.S. President to bolster Russia's status in the world. Moscow got an unexpected reminder of Washington's clout in its backyard when Kyrgyzstan announced on June 23 that it would renew an American lease on its air base...