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In the face of a new enemy, al-Qaeda, the administration argued that the requirements for decent treatment of wartime detainees outlined in the Geneva Conventions had been rendered “quaint.”

That contemporary art might be a dubious realm populated by frauds and charlatans seems quaint today, but once upon a time it was a standard assumption.

When they arrive at work in the Country Mart, its to a quaint shopping center hushed by the absence of visitors.

Yet the glow once cast by our quaint accents, historic buildings and rustic pubs seems to be fading fast.

Upon arriving at his warehouse in the quaint Polish village of Komorniki, he discovered that a massive chunk of charred rocket debris had crash-landed on his property.