Word: ward
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...record Buddhist “sutras,” or sacred texts. Ceremonial objects such as Chinese censers and Tibetan bell handles bring to mind images of traditional Buddhist ceremonies. Wooden and brass statues, as well as several scroll paintings, depict frightening monsters who serve as protector deities that ward off demons...
...would not rule out either raising tuition or tapping into funds from vacant endowed chairs to ward off deficit, but she did not advocate the measures...
Amidst the struggle, one of the locals got thrown to the ground. He got up, pissed, and tried to go after my friend. I grabbed him and held him off. Meanwhile, my friend was trying to ward off the other townie’s best offense, which apparently was open-hand slapping. Just then, we saw police lights. Things ended abruptly, and the townies started walking the other way, looking like they were minding their own business...
...Fred Couples only uses balls with ones and threes on them. Golfers may be the most superstitious of all pro athletes, but no good-luck charm has swept the tour like a little ornament called the QLink. A lightweight pendant worn as a necklace, it supposedly helps the body ward off electromagnetic fields and increases mental stamina. Clarus Products International has sold more than 200,000 of the pendants since 1999 and claims that 300 pros are now wearing them. The company cites scientists who tout the pendant's effects and offers stats showing that PGA tour players are more...
...next year. A U.N. report last month described the living conditions of Central Europe's Roma as "closer to those in sub-Saharan Africa than to Europe," singling out Slovakia as the country with the highest rates of unemployment (64%) and social exclusion among Roma. Representatives of four maternity wards cited in the CRR report and contacted by Time said the allegations were untrue and biased. "It's a load of nonsense," says Stefan Pitko, head of a maternity ward in Spisska Nova Ves, eastern Slovakia. "The Roma in this district make up 14% of the population yet account...