Word: worn
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...sweaters projecting a different version of themselves over the Internet or phone, so crew members of the Nebuchadnezzar transform themselves from grimy refugees to sleek sophisticates once they plug into the Matrix. What sci-fi nerd could ask for more than the instant urbanity afforded by outfits like those worn by Laurence Fishburne's Morpheus...
Around quarter to eight o’clock last night, in the hushed transept of Memorial Hall, Liza Johnson sat on a worn wooden chair playing hangman with a friend...
...Running against Congress is a well-worn presidential strategy, but something of a surprise since not long before the speech, a top White House aide was making the case that the president could no longer beat up on Congress the way he had when the Senate was in Democratic hands.? "We can't do that now," says the aide. "Though the distinction is lost on people about how close the Congress is, it's now a Republican Congress." -With reporting by Doug Waller, Washington bureau
...year-round, thanks to space heaters and double-thick plastic insulation. Even in the still-brisk weather, the deck brings forth memories of summer nights, with its rustic marine-themed décor, complete with mini lobster-traps lit with Christmas lights dangling from the ceiling. The oversized, well-worn picnic tables are set with large plastic buckets filled with plastic utensils and large black rocks. The rocks, General Manager Joy Tarr explains, are for cracking the shells of the crabs and lobsters. “The health board hates us,” she laughs...
...chopsticks and done some damage. That’s the most anyone can do.” When I asked him what he was referring to, he said, as if quoting, “Macchio, Ralph. Ralph Macchio was a significant early player who changed the way mustaches are worn, and rarely receives credit for his pivotal role in the My Cousin Vinny counter-culture. His name is also the source of the term ‘Macchio’ (adj., n.) referring to the male instinct to act like Ralph Macchio’s character in the Karate...