extortionate price.
Flamenco Tap/dance
This is bound to go viral.
A well-oiled machinery.
Just rip off the band-aid, and kick him to the curb.
buyout.
homegrown nuclear reactor.
boot licker.
economic strife
Saudis vs UAE
I don't buy into the premise that these whales are individuals that are propping up the price.
over-abundant
Due to it's volatility and finite supply, hashtag#Bitcoin is looked at by many as another rare opportunity to accumulate something special while most surmise it is dead.
Large Bitcoin Holders Accumulate $1.5B Worth of BTC as Price Wavers.
pristine asset.
serum protein.
desiccant, desiccative
due time, high time.
paperclip
gastropathy
Apple Historian & Senior Editor.
prorate
probate lawyer
Probity
ashram
Smirch
stipend
The sudden change in management has created a whole new kettle of fish for the company.
soybean lecithin
Exorcist
erogenous
High bond yields imperil America’s financial stability
Talk of a “Goldilocks” situation belies real danger.
Donald Trump’s racketeering indictment is the most sweeping yet.
Trump will skip arraignment in Georgia and pleads not guilty to charges
It's a change for the former president, who has seized on his court appearances to fundraise and galvanize his base.
Drill down.
Their stage act is a little too raunchy for television.
But how long does this stay with you? How quickly will its message flutter away?
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is trading above $27,000 again after a federal court vacated an SEC ruling that had prohibited Grayscale from starting a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the U.S. Cryptocurrencies jumped on the news on Tuesday.
levator scapula.
dead vs died
enormous, humongous, gigantic, ginormous
The scenery is magnificent.
scenic
The same went for the jewelry and the clothes. We are not gawking at the person wearing the clothes or the jewelry; we are imagining ourselves wearing them. The person does not matter to us at all.
He had crippling health problems.
So don’t let anyone tell you that Stoicism is a dour and pessimistic philosophy. Don’t let anyone tell you this is a philosophy of resignation. On the contrary, it is a deeply optimistic and resilient belief system. It’s about not giving up, not giving in, not letting fate or misfortune break you, of loving life, despite it all.
People often take this quote (and others from Satoshi) and use it to fallaciously argue (via appeal to authority) that the bitcoin protocol must evolve in a specific way.
Then, I’d mention that taking a walk after work clears my mind.
Crypto experts say the case poses a vexing question: can publishing software be criminalized?
Meta and Goldman doubled down on return-to-office pushes, with Meta saying holdouts could lose their job.
Zimbabwe’s flawed election will ensure its pariah status endures.
It is an elegant way to discover new insights — and duck that tedious bore who loudly knows nothing but won’t change their mind!
A mercurial billionaire, Terry Gou, shakes up Taiwan's presidential race.
merch, merchandise.
Pariah status.
North Korea's borders are creaking open.
The Prime Minister was reeling from a savaging inflicted in the Commons.
His mind was reeling at the shock.
unscrupulous
slice and dice
Anglican
Covenant
Enjoy a scenic run.
moderation, immoderation.
The ADA states that this electric toothbrush can break up and remove plaque, and it can help reduce and prevent gingivitis.
And that is what will come back to bite you. That is what is biting us right now, on every continent, in every corner of culture, at nearly every turn. Because character is fate. Always has been. Always will be.
dial in
recant
The speaker was regrettably indisposed.
collegiate athlete.
Inky Johnson is one of the most highly sought after speakers in the world.
But to believe the sky is falling and all is lost and we are doomed is total nonsense.
give to gain
He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
stateside
Wind vane
The game will be a pushover.
Pedestal??
His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.
The omens for the game are still not propitious.
It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
Vagabond
A pinched nerve in the neck may feel like pins and needles.
I was gasping for breath.
The last gasp of the cold war.
Jeremy gasped out an apology.
criterion, criteria
breadline
Good secretaries are always in demand.
Trump made a mockery of American democracy. Why are Americans shrugging this off?
The thing they don't have is the know-how.
At the school, the Chinese Communist Party teaches how it fuses the ruling political party and the state, marking a clear departure from Beijing's previous, more subtle attempts to peddle influence on the international stage.
A throwback to Beijing's Soviet-era strategies — mark a departure from what the CCP has previously done, experts said.
Dirk Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend as a member of its 2023 class.
Write the story that you were always afraid to tell. I swear to you that there is magic in it, and if you show yourself naked for me, I'll be naked for you. It will be our covenant.
He had an illicit association with Jane.
But is scarfing down raw oats actually good for you?
The practice of carrying mementos that remind us of loved ones who have passed away dates back thousands of years, to the Iron Age.
The meaning we ascribe can turn even the most ordinary things into priceless objects.
Which goes by the deceptively comforting name of Country Garden, also seems to be in difficulty.
Flaxseed is a cornucopia of vitamins and minerals, but it’s especially rich in thiamine, copper, and manganese.
Keep conversation low, and do not employ rowdy behavior. Saunas are designed for relaxation.
Do not leave litter of any kind behind, such as band aids or bobby pins.
a ramshackle old hut.
insecticide
tingling
lament, lamentable
catastrophe
gurgle vs giggle
trollish comments
China’s disgruntled youth have had enough
Bushels per acre per year.
The Stoics aimed high. They did their best. They tried to be good people. They tried to be virtuous.
What Marcus was doing, what we can do, is “stripping things of the legend that encrusts them.” He was using the power of his mind to rip the polish off, to remove the branding, to take things down to their studs.
So he could see what was really happening, that he was deceived, puffed up, tempted. Materialism, injustice, our lower urges–these things depend on legend and myth and marketing.
I'm on it.
I wasn't born yesterday.
How should I know.
Not again.
Enough is enough
Stop jerking/yanking my chain.
black tea
busboy
busybody
captivating, riveting
cappuccino
sprite
Macchiato
liquor
it goes without saying.
yellowdog, underdog
"Water is wonderful," but if you're exerting yourself, consider supplementing with electrolyte drinks.
India bazar / bazaar
We interrupt your August doldrums to tell you about our first-ever Developer Day at Oktane.
I was distraught and let out a bellow of tearful rage.
We waited for the judge's decision with bated breath.
goeey
mooch around
He peddled fish from a pushcart.
Peddling
Warren Buffett, the good natured financier, became a homespun folk hero, without the tools and overalls.
twilight zone, evening twilight
Think about someone you know who has character of granite.
When he was younger and frail, he went to a gym in his home, every day, for hours on end.
When he was shattered by the loss of his wife and mother on the same day, he went to The Badlands and herded cattle. And on and on.
woo-woo
she fought to stave off the hot tears scalding her eyes.
The knee-jerk reaction of many firms was to band together to stave off any threats to their bottom line. Hollywood actors and writers have gone on strike in part over fear that they might lose or share revenue with machines
dysentery attack, diarrhea.
lacerate.
What policy actions could China take to palliate the loss?
incense
In conversation she exudes wit and self-assurance.
He exuded good humour and bonhomie.
So he concocted a fiendish scheme to trick her into paying.
Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
Crayon Shin-chan.
deport, deportation
prism, prismatic
Her carriage and diction were always faultless.
microbe, microbiome
Your brain was designed to do this work. It was meant to separate what is important from what is senseless, to keep things in perspective, to only become troubled by that which is worth becoming troubled about. You only need to put it to use.
obituary notice.
shriek
This also makes the painting impervious to water.
median vs mean
Celestial empire.
They scurry about with solemn proclamations, filled with an excess of certitude, about everything under the sun.
Just as the British refused to kowtow to the emperor, Bitcoin won’t be deferential to the SEC.
The refusal of the Chinese civilization to negotiate with the superior force led to the Opium Wars. It took a while, but the outcome was pre-ordained.
Just as Qianlong sat on his throne (well he didn't always sit, he had 12 official concubines and 27 children) and issued silly edicts to the British empire, the US government pretends that they can regulate bitcoin. They can’t.
The Department of Justice is shelling out more than $6 billion to private companies to manage its asset forfeiture investigations, raising alarm from one nonprofit law firm that accuses police of "treating ordinary Americans like ATMs" and seizing their cash.
Veiling
sizzle
hair follicle.
Thwack
makeshift
calamitous
If your sandwich is fresh, wrap it in foil or parchment paper to keep it from drying.
It is impossible to aim at a single point with a shotgun because it shoots pellets that scatter, and it seems almost equally difficult for System 1 not to do more than System 2 charges it to do.
America’s wave of violence may have crested.
on the mend
Given the amount of interest the question about shrinking attention spans has received, I was surprised to not find a knockdown study of the type I was looking for.
Many different investigations that were either not quite answering the question I was asking or too shoddy (or murky) to be trusted.
Instead, focus on consuming soft foods that won't put undue stress on the filling site and maintaining good oral hygiene.
Rather than try to threaten or cajole their way to the productivity-boosting benefits of in-person work, they can bring their workers together by giving them space to keep apart.
Some of them visibly annoyed that your chitchat is derailing their train of thought.
Tightly spaced desks in open offices also often feel cramped; everyone has just enough room to type without jostling elbows.
It is difficult to cajole him into consent.
cajole (sth.) out of [from] sb.
He hoped to cajole her into selling him her house.
Arbitration court / proceedings.
Ballsy.
goon
goop
She gave him the bad news without preamble.
Monkeys were screeching in the trees.
screeching halt.
Meanwhile, crackdowns in recent years have left the private sector reeling.
Deflation could beget deflation expectations, which may see demand suffer as consumers hold off on more purchases.
sawmill
Forego exercise within three hours of bedtime.
I thought it was a foregoing conclusion that we would have peace.
You fixed me up with a bald woman.
oblivion, oblivious
flatline
Let's take a look at this clip.
noodle over something.
penalty shootout.
front axle, axle shaft
salacious
catch fire.
The governor was forced to parley with the rebels.
My judgement is that the plan is incogitant.
If love and friendship can't be together, I will abnegate the resultless love.
Then there are the legal travails of Donald Trump.
The tomb had been defiled and looted.
The bones were disinterred and moved to a burial site.
He was out of work and living in squalor.
Have flannel PJs replaced your silky negligees?
That was a conjecture, not a fact.
20 delirious tweets in 14 hours, you can tell how much trouble Trump is in
The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off.
Nonchalance
The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.
The movement of the train lulled me to sleep.
canopy
Sorry to be a wet blanket. Writing a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. There's nothing to relate it to.
He was occasionally possessed by the same madness we are all vulnerable to, he just did a pretty good job (especially when compared to other emperors) at not making big or permanent decisions while in that thrall.
Al dente noodles that is cooked through with a satisfying mouthfeel.
We highly recommend using Free Range Chickens because they have better texture & stronger chicken flavors to impart into the Chicken broth.
leading up.
They originated in ancient times and were historically used to revive people who had fainted. Today, some athletes use them because they believe the salts provide extra energy and focus before competitions.
The leased vehicle remains the property of the lessor -- the company that issued the lease.
Her bowel will engorge quite often, I'm afraid.
Poundage
One of my all time favoriate shows.
The ball is in your court now.
For some reason, vs I don’t know why.
on a time crunch.
Which billionaires lost out? The 2023 crony-capitalism index War, tech woes and cock-ups pummelled certain plutocrats.
These dealers offer members better prices than sellers outside the network, and the prices are fixed, so there's no haggling involved.
cronies.
Russian forces pummeled a Ukrainian village in a counteroffensive today.
That woman has the attention span of a gnat.
How is it going?
The floor is yours
Undeterred in challenging spurious or poorly framed arguments, they can be formidable debaters. It truly pains this type to see falsities and fallacies go unchallenged.
They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.
Good secretaries are always in demand.