hunkered

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But the hunkered-down, is-that-a-threat, open-fire mentality created by Gears - and Unreal 3 - is.

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  • He slid his machete back into its sheath, made his way back up the line to where I hunkered, and sat down heavily, leaning on his CAR-15. —  Rouge Warrior - Richard Marcinko
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - With an air of desperation, a hunkered-down White House hatched a plan to save Richard Nixon's presidency as the Watergate crisis began to consume it: Demonize the prosecutor in the eyes of lawmakers and the people. —  columbiatribune.com stories
  • It hugs the tar with a satisfyingly hunkered-down feel and there's traction aplenty from those wide tyres. —  Motoring
  • Sales and profits have been hurt as consumers have hunkered down. —  The Memphis Daily News
  • Wild animals that hunkered down all winter are emerging - including ones with rabies. —  The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS
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