Word: stung
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...advancing troops met sharp resistance, particularly at Stung Chhay Pass. But true to Communist guerrilla doctrine, which counsels a fast fadeout in the face of a superior force, at week's end the enemy seemed to be withdrawing deep into the blue hills. There, also true to doctrine, they would be able to regroup to hit Route 4 once again...
...shining and the sky was clear, but 50-degree weather stung those who raced along. Bicycles varied from unicycles built-in the 1880's to tenspeed Peugeots...
...acre in Southern California. In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, the pests are so thick at dawn and dusk-their feeding times-that people hardly dare step outdoors. Because of the insects, schools at times have been closed, farm workers have refused to tend crops, and dairy cows, stung on their udders, have produced no milk...
...crowd of 2,000 collected to watch. The contest was highlighted by charges of police brutality when a line drive from a cop's bat stung the pitcher. The kids tried to get the cops' crew-cut pitcher ejected for throwing a greaseball, and the police puffed on imaginary marijuana cigarettes and floated around the base paths. Law-and-order prevailed 24-5, but a rematch was scheduled, and there is talk of having the competitors join an amateur softball league...
...Israel's decision to begin negotiations. Senior Israeli Cabinet ministers reminded American visitors that Israel had accepted the cease-fire only after the U.S. gave its guarantee that no military buildup would be tolerated in the standstill zones on either side of the canal. The Israelis were also stung by the initial U.S. reluctance to accept the evidence of Israeli intelligence (TIME, Aug. 24). "Have we done all that we have done in the past three years, holding the canal and taking casualties, in order to be treated like half-wits?" demanded a member of Golda Meir...