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Research shows that great white sharks have a hunting tactic called breaching, which involves them rising quickly to hit surface-dwelling prey, such as seals, to shock them before biting them.
From Los Angeles Times
Most primary investment funds create losses in initial years before they can generate gains.
What his critics sometimes forget is that these brands were struggling before he bought them and may well have gone out of business sooner without his financial assistance.
A neighbor found him unresponsive in his kitchen a little before 2:30 p.m. and called authorities, according to the MV Times.
From Los Angeles Times
Shortly before Christmas, lawyers for the hunger strikers had threatened legal action over their treatment.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
