Word: hind
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...creature could be less deserving of such abuse. The manatee is a peaceful herbivore, retaining from its prehistoric days on land the vestigial bones of hind legs and three nails, once claws, at the end of each flipper. It leads a blissful existence chomping underwater weeds and drowsing on sandy bottoms, with reluctant trips up for air about every 4 min. Young manatees love to play with each other or people, embracing with their flippers and kissing full on the muzzle. A mother will usually bear just one calf every three to five years, not enough to offset the current...
...Next year the maximum bill will swell to $1,975.05, as part of a $16 billion increase in payroll taxes. A family of four earning $25,000 will need a raise of $3,325 this year to keep up with current inflation. But they will still remain be hind because that pay in crease would add $1,271 to their federal tax bill...