Word: paste
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...language acts as a barometer of society's changing mores and preoccupations, then in the past two years scores of people have developed an interest in gourmet sex (lovemaking that is particularly passionate and enjoyable), the mankini (a man's swimming costume consisting of a narrow V-shaped piece of material extending from the crotch to the shoulders) and Fannie Mae (the informal name for the Federal National Mortgage Association that buys and sells mortgage debt...
...Editors at Britain's Collins English Dictionary have added these and 264 other entries to the 30th Anniversary Edition, published Sept. 3. To qualify for inclusion in the esteemed lexicon, a word had to have, over the past two years, six quality citations in Collins' digital corpus, a computerized database that scans 2.5 billion words across a number of print and online resources. (See the best social-networking applications...
...report was really candid. It's an astonishing litany of indifference and ineptitude" that occurred over a long period of time, Bernfeld says. "And this should be helpful in getting past the sovereign-immunity defense because it makes clear that this was not simply a decision not to investigate - it was a series of investigations undertaken but negligently performed...
...Salmond. "Developing a strong relationship with Libya, and helping it to reintegrate into the international community, is good for the U.K." He added, "Libya is one of only two countries to have ever voluntarily and transparently dismantled its weapons of mass destruction program. Having sponsored terrorist attacks in the past, it is now an important partner in the fight against terrorism." (Read "Lockerbie Bomber Returns to Cheers in Libya...
...along so swimmingly. In turn, his determination to run has kept other highly qualified candidates who share his governing philosophy - like Vargas Lleras and former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos - on the sidelines. Thus, if Uribe's reelection drive comes unglued, opposition candidates who have been campaigning for the past year will enjoy a big head start on the Uribistas...