Word: stung
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...chased down by a swarm of bees. And stung to death...
...that no one has ever been stung to death by bees. Some people are terribly allergic to them, and one sting will...
...when most people see a swarm of bees, they don't know all these things. People are afraid of bees. Any time a flying insect with stripes appears at a picnic, someone will yell "A BEE! A BEE! KILL IT!" They're afraid they might get stung. If one "bee" means one sting, a swarm must means THOUSANDS, right...
Wrong. Bees are docile creatures even when they aren't swarming. Anyone can sit by a beehive for hours and watch them fly in and out and not get stung. And when they're swarming? Jeez, they just don't give a flying ball of wax who stands near them. They're on vacation...
...workers, as well as political appointees in the Executive Branch, will be able to take their complaints to an office of fair employment practices. If they fail to resolve their dispute there, they may appeal to a three-member independent panel and, ultimately, to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Stung by criticism over the handling of sexual- harassment charges against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, the Senate passed the measure to deflect criticism that Congress exempts itself from laws it applies to everyone else...