Word: winks
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...reticent superstar hammed it up as the needle lifted for the final time, drawing hoarse cheers and chants of his name with outstretched arms, a playful I-told-you-I'd-make-you-dance wink, and a devilish grin. It had been quite a workout for the Axis crowd, but one sure to result in many happy returns to Maasachusetts...
...result of the tighter enforcement, bouncers, barkeeps and store clerks have become more adept than ever at spotting even the most undetectable fake ID's--the wink-wink attitude depicted by the Globe three years ago seems like a pipe dream for students whose fakes are getting snatched...
...activities. The notorious PLO dissident Abu Nidal, for example, might carry out attacks on behalf of Syria, Libya or other sponsors, as would the Venezuelan "Carlos the Jackal," currently in prison in France. Similarly, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia has depended on backing from Iran and a nod and a wink from Syria. Hezbollah, of course, has primarily waged a guerrilla war against Israel in southern Lebanon, but it has also been a suspect in terrorist attacks both inside Lebanon and abroad. But unlike Bin Laden's group, Hezbollah tends to remain focused on home ground...
...field prompters could hurry the joyful gambol of competitors claiming center stage. As the ceremony's artistic director, David Atkins, later quipped, "You can't get Brazil to march in straight lines." Then, as the evening moved into overdrive, there was diva Tina Arena's deep breath, and wink to the orchestra, before she launched into "The Flame," Gould's girlish skip and Freeman's giggle. Sydney doesn't like to stand on ceremony, and as the flame was hoisted, the golden girls grouped together and chatted as if at a family barbecue...
...tell your child not to be upset because Grandma gives her a wink and an envelope. If it's invested in a 529 plan, when it's time for college, that envelope will be worth a lot more than a Discman...