Word: sham
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...surprised himself by accepting the invitation and surprised his wife, Silda Wall, by delivering the speech he had drafted. After the e-mail crack, he went on the offensive. He told the crowd that the awards--for the magazine's 31st annual All America Research Team--were essentially a sham and that, on the basis of his research, virtually none of the honorees merited praise. Several attendees muttered expletives and walked...
...Doctors discovered that the operation is no more effective than sham surgery...
ARTHROSCOPY: In this minimally invasive procedure, doctors clear away dying cartilage and smooth out rough joint connections through slit-size incisions. A recent study suggested that in some cases, arthroscopic surgery was no better than sham surgery; it seems to work best when the joint is still mechanically sound...
...Never Do Again (we know: watch television). This explains the “Extra” commentator with the six-pack abs who taunts my body image for 44 minutes at a shot. We can try to remind ourselves that it’s all a sham, that those beautiful smiling faces drop into frowns the minute the camera is off, heading to couples’ therapy to avoid alimony payments. Meanwhile, I’m back at the gym trying to develop the six-pack that will never...
Calling Price’s last-minute introduction of the plan “a public charade and public sham,” committee member Joseph G. Grassi, said he would vote down both Price’s and D’Alessandro’s proposals...