Word: screeched
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Huey wouldn't let the President and Congress get away with letting the government screech to a halt because they can't get serious about budget reform. He wouldn't let the budget pass without a tax increase for the wealthy. Huey would demand a greater redistribution of wealth; Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-III.) would get his budget plan passed immediately if Huey were still around...
While your carry-on is being X-rayed, you step through the metal detector. It screeches. You dump your coins in a tray and try again. Screech. You remove your metal-rimmed glasses. Screech. As other latecomers fidget behind you, you remove your belt -- and finally pass through. The machine is so sensitive that your tiny buckle...
...yellow-bellied robin is always the first bird to wake in the mornings in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. Its singular call is soon echoed by a chorus of others--the screech of cat birds, the gunfire of Macleay's honeyeater and sometimes the eerie laugh of the kookaburra...