Know your "bounties"
Bounty Hunter: From Clint Eastwood to Clint Eastwood, police have always found a way to outsource hard work (to Clint Eastwood).
Mutiny on the Bounty: You would mutiny too on a boat without an open bar.
Bounty (candy bar): Coconut encased in chocolate. Its creator should have a bounty on their head.
Definitions
A ($100) bounty: a prize or reward given as an incentive, generally by the government.To have a bounty on one's head: to be wanted, sought after (dead or alive).
Bounties in the news
This month, the state of Texas passed a law banning abortions after 6 weeks and offering a $10k bounty for denouncing anyone aiding a woman to abort.Even dictators aren't this generous with their snitches.
Notable Bounties
Billy the Kid: Gunslinging teen outlaw. Inspiration for US high-schoolers.Osama Bin Laden: A short but distinguished career in altering the course of human history.
Dr. Any Person, OBGYN: Wanted for the heinous crime of providing healthcare to women.
Definitions
A ($100) bounty: a prize or reward given as an incentive, generally by the government.To have a bounty on one's head: to be wanted, sought after (dead or alive).
Bounties in the news
This month, the state of Texas passed a law banning abortions after 6 weeks and offering a $10k bounty for denouncing anyone aiding a woman to abort.Even dictators aren't this generous with their snitches.
Know your "bounties"
Bounty Hunter: From Clint Eastwood to Clint Eastwood, police have always found a way to outsource hard work (to Clint Eastwood).Mutiny on the Bounty: You would mutiny too on a boat without an open bar.
Bounty (candy bar): Coconut encased in chocolate. Its creator should have a bounty on their head.
Notable Bounties
Billy the Kid: Gunslinging teen outlaw. Inspiration for US high-schoolers.Osama Bin Laden: A short but distinguished career in altering the course of human history.
Dr. Any Person, OBGYN: Wanted for the heinous crime of providing healthcare to women.
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