Word: vicious
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...quake sought out not only weaknesses in the earth, but also ? with vicious accuracy ? strengths and weaknesses in Turkish society," says TIME Istanbul reporter Andrew Finkel. If anything good has come of the disaster, it?s been the human solidarity both within Turkey and from abroad. Turkish rescue teams have worked alongside those sent by such old enemies as Greece and Russia, and even where the Turkish state?s own response had been inadequate, local communities rose to the challenge. "There?s still a strong sense of community in Turkey," says Finkel. "It was neighbors, not civil defense units...
...contrast, Cellucci said, Washington politics are "much more vicious...
...contrast, Cellucci said, Washington politics are "much more vicious...
Hamm needed only 17 min. to put her mark on Saturday's game. She buried a vicious left-footed shot in the roof of the Danish net after first flicking the ball past a defender with her right. "I was saying to myself, 'You've got to be kidding. I don't score goals like that.'" Apparently, she does...
...nerves in the scalp, resulting in biting and stinging sensations "that you don't get with head lice," says Meinking. In extreme cases, the feeling of infestation precipitates paranoia and delusions. Some describe bugs crawling out of their skin; others wind up fumigating their homes. "It's a vicious cycle," Meinking says. "The more infested they feel, the more lindane they...