Word: slight
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...suspected militants were killed by Indian authorities Friday night after trying to cross the border into Kashmir near the village of Dardpura. Two AK-47s were recovered from them, along with ammunition. That encounter, police say, is part of a slight increase in infiltration by militants from Pakistan over the last few months...
...doing our parts,” said Dybul, who is also a doctor. “I am not saying this in pride, but rather in a slight disgust. The rest of the world is not responding...
...specials”—played by children with Downs Syndrome—probably won’t help either. I’m not going to make any excuses for Lilley’s poor taste, nor for my own laughter. Though there is still a slight learning curve to understanding Australian humor, the transition is nearly effortless compared to any number of British TV sitcoms. British humor has always been a kind of a cliché in America, one with a tendency of living up to its stereotype. For example, “The Office?...
...deepened. Felicity’s hands slid from Roxanna’s shoulders down her creamy back. Roxanna’s fingers were still cradling Felicity’s face. With a sigh, Roxanna and Felicity sank downwards toward Roxanna’s bed. They landed with a slight thump that broke the contact of their lips. Felicity opened her eyes and drew back. Roxanna blinked at her, her rosebud lips parted.Felicity sprang off the bed. “You trollop!” she said between gritted teeth. “You think you can seduce...
...Kirkuk's three ethnic communities find political accommodation without American assistance? U.S. officials believe it's possible. But there is no clear answer to the question, Who really has the right to decide the city's future? The last official census was in 1957, when the Turkomans had a slight edge over the Kurds, 40% to 35%. In the 1970s, Saddam Hussein sought to reorder the city's demographics by driving out some Kurds and Turkomans and busing up thousands of Arab families from the south. (See pictures of life returning to Iraq's streets...