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  • It showed a bearded, gaunt-faced old man with large bags under his eyes.

    Out Of The Debris, A Survival Story Theresa Vargas 2009

  • The speaker was a gaunt-faced young man with a Mohawk.

    Hellgate London Covenant Mel Odom 2008

  • As soon as Simon stepped through the door with his Uzi, all the gaunt-faced operators sitting at their consoles turned away from the banks of computer screens and raised their hands above their heads.

    Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008

  • As soon as Simon stepped through the door with his Uzi, all the gaunt-faced operators sitting at their consoles turned away from the banks of computer screens and raised their hands above their heads.

    Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008

  • (This heroine, a gaunt-faced grade-school teacher named April Epner, is 39 years old.)

    Fey and Poehler Deliver 2008

  • As soon as Simon stepped through the door with his Uzi, all the gaunt-faced operators sitting at their consoles turned away from the banks of computer screens and raised their hands above their heads.

    Final Theory Mark Alpert 2008

  • "First they tear-gassed the building, then they came in swinging their batons," says a gaunt-faced student who was in the Shahid Hemat dormitory on the night of Friday, June 13.

    The Next Flashpoint 2007

  • "What can America do for us?" said the gaunt-faced student near his Tehran dorm last week.

    Firefight Over Iran 2007

  • "First they tear-gassed the building, then they came in swinging their batons," says a gaunt-faced student who was in the Shahid Hemat dormitory on the night of Friday, June 13.

    Firefight Over Iran 2007

  • "What can America do for us?" said the gaunt-faced student near his Tehran dorm last week.

    The Next Flashpoint 2007

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