This is the most blatant string-pulling device in the narrative arts, to be used only in extreme situations, here used gratuitously and unsubtly.
www.tgdaily.com Zoom out and there's an obvious tension building around both a 31-year-old star with bad knees and a 20-year-old string bean bursting with potential.
grantland.com Other crops which contribute to the economy are potatoes, carrots, corn, sweetpeas, string beans and herbs.
en.wikipedia.org Examination of her stomach revealed that she had eaten string beans about an hour before her death.
en.wikipedia.org They also produce sweet potato, sugarcane, malungay, garlic, pepper, string beans, squash, tomato, pineapple, etc.
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