Word: well-worn
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...teens, she is singing professionally. Soon, she's on the road. Fame and fortune come her way, either through struggle or windfall. So do men, who often treat her shabbily. There might be a season of drugs or insanity, or both. Still, musical success has arrived. It's a well-worn tale, but we never tire of hearing about these divas of our day. And the publishing industry is ever eager to oblige. Here are some new tomes about our finest songstresses...
Bradley knows this better than anyone. Mr. Authentic, with the well-worn shoes and soft voice and goodness platform, who hired the ad agency to help package him as the unpackaged candidate, said he wanted a different kind of campaign, noble and high protein. But Gore wanted to do it the old-fashioned way. Bradley might survive as the un-Politician but only if he is willing to fight for it and, by extension, fight for us. So far, he seems not to grasp the role televised debates play these days. They are no longer pro-bowl versions of high...
...hunt was maddening. All summer and into the fall, a bunch of FBI irregulars called the special surveillance group--the "G's" in bureau lingo--shadowed Stanislav Gusev when he angled for his favorite parking spot near the State Department, then settled onto a well-worn bench. Whenever Gusev, 54, a technical specialist for the Russian intelligence service, fiddled with something in his pocket, the G's state-of-the-art radio-signal detector would come to life, indicating that a faint low-frequency transmission was emanating from a bug somewhere in the gray State offices...
...Entering from the freezing temperatures of Commonwealth Ave. into the Paradise venue was like moving from one frigid environment to another. The club was fairly packed while The World is My Fuse thrashed and moaned, but most just stared blankly at their drink or attempted to participate in the well-worn "I'll scream in your ear, then you can scream in mine" concert conversation technique. Yes, The World was not enough...
...khaki safari suit gets out. The woman reaches inside her bra and draws out a twist of dirty cloth. Inside the wrapping are five diamonds of varying sizes. The man brings out an eyeglass and inspects them carefully. He reaches into his truck and pulls out a well-worn backpack. It appears to be full of U.S. dollars. He counts out several thousand dollars and hands them to the woman. "There will be more," the woman tells him as he prepares to drive away. "Maybe next week...