Answer:
Hyperbole.
Explanation:
A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis. The athlete didn't actually <em>tear</em> down the road, but a reader can tell that he was running as fast as he could so he could take first place.
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the US, President George Washington started in 1789.
Bernice is triumphant because she looks much better. There is no reaction because Bernice doesn't go through with it.
There is better intelligence now about terrorism, thanks to modern surveillance techniques.
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