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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Back or aft-most part of a ship or boat For other uses, see Stern (disambiguation). Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern The flat transom stern of the cargo ship Sichem Princess Marie-Chantal The stern is the back or aft -most part of a ship or boat, technically defined ...
A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
The little boy's mother was going off to the market. She worried about her son, who was always up to some mischief. She sternly admonished him, "Be good. Don't get into trouble. Don't eat all the chocolate. Don't spill all the milk. Don't throw stones at the cow. Don't fall down the well." The boy had done all of these things on previous market ...
"I sternly warn the Lai Ching-te administration that buying weapons won't buy security," Zhu said, referring to Taiwan's president who China detests as a "separatist".
[3] Pilate responded to them sternly with "Quod scripsi, scripsi" (Greek: Ὃ γέγραφα γέγραφα, Ho gegrapha gegrapha). This was interpreted by Jerome as an allusion to the headings of Psalm 56 and Psalm 57, which in the Vulgate seem to refer to an inscription that is not to be changed. [3] [4]
HBO has issued a statement on JK Rowling amid concerns about her involvement with a new Harry Potter series.. The premium cable network is producing a show based on Rowling’s novels, and it will ...
Tough love is the act of treating a person sternly or harshly with the intent to help them in the long run. People exhibit and act upon tough love when attempting to address someone else’s undesirable behaviour.
In popular culture, the term Mexican standoff references confrontations in which neither opponent appears to have a measurable advantage. Historically, commentators have used the term to reference the Soviet Union – United States nuclear confrontation during the Cold War, specifically the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.