Word: welt
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Although some went home with battle scars—such as the quarter-sized welt on the neck of Patrick T. Smith ’03—the men were not seething with contempt or full of revenge for the other team. “I think it was a good chance to interact with each other in a normal, non-academic setting,” said Heck, “and realize that despite our almost polar differences, we can still have a good time together...
...head. He screamed, “Fucking Russians. What are they doing here? They shouldn’t be here.” On the grassy field, a couple “Make Love, Not War” signs flapped in the breeze. There is a red welt where the angry man’s shin struck my friend’s neck...
...raise an emotional welt at the Cannes Film Festival is to mention a posh party you attended and say, "Everyone was there." (What this usually means is that either you are important enough to be given an invitation or you ain't too proud to beg for one.) Inevitably someone within earshot will grumble, "Well, I wasn...
...Wael raced to the front of the riot. It was midmorning on Oct. 22. As he and his friends hurled stones at the Israeli positions, the soldiers shot rubber-coated metal pellets. They zinged past the boys. When they hit, the pellets are supposed to leave a painful welt. But at ranges of less than 25 yds., they can be lethal. Friends recall how Wael sweated in the sun as he raced up the sandy bank to the first of several barbed-wire fences around the Israeli defenses. Hussein called to him to come back. He was too close...
...degree, she says, there aren't any jobs. Her once prosperous family lives in a crumbling, communist-era apartment on the edge of Belgrade, while her father, formerly a banker, peddles Nikes door to door. "I deserve better--we all deserve better," she says. She turns to show a welt on the back of her head. "Nothing in this country is going to change until people realize that they have to take personal risks...