Word: veil
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...well known to this doting father. But one learned over time that Gore was just moody. You could game him out--specific questions got good answers, general ones got you nowhere--but sometimes he didn't want to play at all. The jaw would lock, and the eyes would veil. And just when you dismissed him as no fun, he could surprise you, coming back on the plane to offer you a slice of birthday cake or winking in acknowledgment as he handed you a cup of coffee at a Cuban diner in Miami. Secret Service wouldn...
Suna Vidinli of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences accused the speaker of "hiding behind a veil of U.S. citizenship and religion to polarize politics" in Turkey. Vidinli referred to herself as a Muslim Turk...
...money laundering. The legislature also approved plans to hire new judges, prosecutors and police officers with special knowledge of economic crimes. "We see there is more criminality in the financial sector than we thought," admits Prime Minister Mario Frick. He added that the newly adopted legislation will lift the veil of banking secrecy in suspected money-laundering cases, but would not apply in tax cases...
...show the differences between him and Bush. So now when it behooves him, he casts those marked differences aside? This certainly doesn't sound like the white knight of the government corruption fight. But upon further review it seems consistent with the John McCain that exists beneath the veil of heroism with which the media adorned...
When millions across America celebrated the first Earth Day 30 years ago, our focus understandably was our own backyard. Our rivers were catching on fire, and our skylines were disappearing behind a veil of smog. America's remarkable environmental progress in the years since is powerful testament to our national will, our technological prowess and our faith in a better future. Protecting the environment is today a bedrock American value, as important to us as safe neighborhoods and good schools. What's more, three decades of experience have proved the naysayers wrong. Tending to the environment has not weakened...