set in stone.
got it right too early.
Churros (Mexican fritters) are very common at fairs.
She finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents.
These subsidies are having perverse effects.
A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.
friend or foe, nude or clothed.
titanic force.
tectonic plates are shifting.
It's kinda determined.
Of course it's politics, it's filled with all sorts of, I mean the amount of ugliness display beneath the surface, it's uninspiring.
finding no union set.
They don't want radical change, they want continuity, I do, too.
Power is vested in the people
It's a relief to think power all lie in the elite, and we can not do anything about it
The world would change around you in ways that would make you immune to the blandishment of the power mongering elite.
To assuage his wife's grief, he took her on a tour of Europe.
skinny-dipping
litmus test, touchstone.
When people hear philosophy, they think like a tweed jacket or an old white guy in a toga or whatever.
That's a quite rap sheet, prison Mike.
drawstring bag.
Brokers were financially incentivized to sell securities regardless of their soundness.
How can you be utterly and completely wrong?
AI holds tantalizing promise for the emerging world
Against the odds, Notre Dame cathedral will reopen this year.
The ICJ delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over the war in Gaza.
But as the court has not ordered a ceasefire, its ruling is largely symbolic.
Trillion-dollar Deficits are Keeping the Economy Afloat.
you shouldn’t spend money you don’t have on things you don’t need.
In other words, as the government continues to spend to prop up the economy, it will take more and more debt-driven spending to achieve the same desired effect. It bears repeating – this is not sustainable.
In the event you notice that there is mold or that the lemon is extremely squishy, there is no point in trying to salvage the lemon. Throw it out. The same goes for cut lemon.
Lemons contain nutrients that may help support your cardiovascular health and protect against kidney stones and anemia, among other benefits.
Additionally, citrus fruits may increase gastric acid production and cause heartburn in some people.
disburse.
gypsum.
grungy
The construction company had to disburse a large sum of money to purchase gypsum for their latest project. However, due to the grungy appearance of the supplier's warehouse, they were hesitant to make the payment until they inspected the quality of the gypsum.
It's a question of discernment and of choice.
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
rugged terrain, rugged individualism.
capacitate
discernment, trenchant, perceptive, astute, shrewd
Discernment refers to the ability to judge or understand things clearly and accurately.
Trenchant means sharp or incisive, often used to describe wit or criticism.
Perceptive means having a keen insight or understanding of things.
Astute refers to being clever, shrewd, and able to make good judgments.
Shrewd means having sharp powers of judgment and being able to make good decisions. It often implies being practical and having a good understanding of how to achieve one's goals.
As such, they cannot track any movements. In short: it can be a game changer when it comes to your privacy.
America and Iran step closer to the brink of war.
Why America’s controls on sales of AI tech to China are so leaky.
Chinese youths have in recent years appropriated this word in its English meaning to express a desire to flee.
She wore shorts and a halter top.
now-discredited therapies.
fragrant.
Tyro, taro.
thread the needle.
Arsenic .
ravenous.
abominable.
He sat back and gave a loud belch.
chimney.
He took some anodyne to relieve the pain.
Paula's stomach turned a somersault.
his car somersaulted into a ditch.
perpendicular.
pocketbook, purse, wallet
He is a bit long in the tooth to be playing Tom Sawyer.
hardball, softball.
Let me disabuse you of that foolish idea. ??
crosscutting??
contact dermatitis.
While unsightly and uncomfortable, most boils are not life-threatening and may open and drain on their own within two weeks.
He could split countries into users, bruisers and losers.
Why car insurance in America is actually too cheap. -- Prices are rising, but most drivers still have paltry coverage.
The government imprisons a dotty fan of Kim Jong Un.
DeSantis entered the 2024 campaign widely viewed as former President Trump’s most formidable opponent, but early missteps and strategic errors hampered his effort.
equinimity.
groundswell.
Aspirin is a mild analgesic.
He made one mistake and his career came to an ignominious end.
cognitive distortion.
all or nothing thinking.
shitfaced.
Checklist.
Newton was so engrossed in his laboratory work that he often forgot to eat.
entertain an idea.
They spread themselves to entertain the visitors.
entertained few illusions.
Under no circumstances should you resort to violence.
Unless mentioned otherwise, Services are assumed to have virtual IPs only routable within the cluster network.
cut back.
sought-after
For example, you can only be insulted if you accept the insult. Other options are to shake it off (shoutout T.S.) or tell yourself a different story about the situation.
Correct your mistake the moment you realize it and don't try to gloss over it.
A moth-eaten phrase.
My eyes are probably darting around.
I figured, why eat when I was going to puke it up again?
Fidelity finally edged out BlackRock with 177 million of inflows compared to 145 million by BlackRock.
melting ice cube.
Trump edges out Nikki Haley for Tim Scott’s endorsement.
But is it the spire or is it an antenna?
rote learning.
dysbiosis.
My dear friend Scott and his intrepid son.
in fact
Thailand: Man jailed for 50 years for defaming monarchy.
charge-off .
8 ball.
"vi" and "vt" are abbreviations for intransitive and transitive verbs, respectively.
"The UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill must put an end to this false posturing, which is essentially a recreation of Apple's fees.
Spotify has launched an outspoken attack on new transaction fees of up to 27% being levied by Apple in the US.
On Wednesday, Apple announced it would permit app developers to sell products in places other than its own store - but only if they still paid commission.
Spotify said that was "outrageous" and accused Apple of "stopping at nothing" to protect its profits.
Spotify has reacted with fury, saying the policy "flies in the face" of the US court's attempt to enable greater competition.
"Once again, Apple has demonstrated that they will stop at nothing to protect the profits they exact on the backs of developers and consumers under their app store monopoly," it said in a statement.
well-meaning
Detest: It implies a strong feeling of aversion or repugnance, and it may be used when one finds something morally offensive or abhorrent.
His attendance record was spotty.
She was rather fat, and her complexion was spotty.
Don't talk such drivel!
imposture .
Don't make a mountain out of molehill.
U.N. officials decried the bombing and shelling and said they needed calm.
nonentity .
financial distress.
She was obviously in distress after the attack.
With 40% of the precincts reporting, Donald Trump leads with 52.5% of the vote.
strapping machine.
He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.
I'm not wheezing. I'm just a little short of breath.
Vitamin c, which is also known as ascorbic acid, is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants.
whittle down your existing library backlog.
High/low signal
We've a lot to talk about, so gird your proverbial loins.
Inflation, partisanship and the pandemic have made them glummer than the numbers suggest they should feel.
Donald Trump’s Iowa operation suggests his campaign will be formidable.
I can’t decide whether to envy reporters traipsing around Iowa at the moment.
As we reported recently, in contrast, Donald Trump is mounting a formidable campaign in Iowa and beyond.
arctic chill
foul-mouthed.
So, with an eye on securing the commercial future of The Economist, I invite you to send me your own original couplets or other verse (max five short lines) on the theme of what 2024 will bring.
Do not just spout marketing spiel or you will quickly lose followers.
Let's clear the air so to speak.
Quagmire just sort of goes off on Brian.
Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
Do Chinese Citizens Conceal Opposition to the CCP in Surveys?
A confession: most of my bogs are imaginary. The world doesn’t stick me there; I stick me there. These are, paradoxically, the most difficult bogs to escape, because it requires realizing that my perception of reality is not reality, and a lot of the mind is dedicated to preventing that exact thought.
fits and starts.
I only need a few more experience points to level up.
synopsis
upheaval
martinet
Your love for me is a natural anti-depressant.
tip off.
Dysbiosis
But trading volumes provide an incomplete picture because it doesn’t delineate between the dollar amount of inflows compared to outflows.
Over the long term, these ETFs will likely improve liquidity in the asset because they enlarge the investor base and there will likely be increased trading volumes as institutions execute arbitrage trades when there is a price discrepancy between the ETF and the underlying bitcoin
I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.
boast, flaunt, brag
These ETF issuers will viciously compete with one another for capital because, in the ETF world, liquidity is king.
Does Golden Globe success presage an Oscar?
By certain signs we may presage of heats and rains.
The truth about Flight MH17 -- Investigating the crime that presaged the war in Ukraine
If these unavoidable experience distress us, we become playthings of our environment.
You can't twirl your hair and make me tell you things.
Grand rapids.
China heaps pressure on Taiwan ahead of a big election.
Police formed a cordon between the two crowds.
leaf succulent.
marshy waste land.
marsh, marshy land, wetland.
percolate, permeate, penetrate
percolate water through sand
Percolate means to filter or pass through a porous material, such as water through coffee grounds.
Permeate means to spread or diffuse throughout, often referring to a liquid or gas passing through a solid substance.
Penetrate means to enter or pass through something, often with force or difficulty. It can also refer to understanding or making an impact on something.
tinder box
The rocks underfoot are still soft.
Bell curve, top of the curve.
Can anything stop Trump the sequel? He’d like you to think his chances of strutting back into the White House.
Perhaps AI is a busted flush. Perhaps the revolution will just take time.
double, triple, quadruple.
The boy was enthralled by the stories of adventure.
Lining it with foil can constrict the air flow and your food won't cook properly.
Unemployment rate will continue to go up, it's still at a very low levels, but it has turned the corner.
This would be the tail end of it(rolling recession).
Cheese is surprisingly nutritious, despite its iffy reputation.
A retroactive pay increase.
London’s resilience is an object lesson in letting cities grow.
It would be nice if Bitcoiners saved their vitriol for the state and shitcoiners, rather than attacking Bitcoin-only companies like SwanBitcoin.
Milk jug.
pebble bed.
The monster in the film petrified the baby.
senile, presenile, frail.
War, hunger and disease stalk Gaza’s 2.2m people.
Trump did nothing. It was among the worst dereliction of duty by a president in American history
That's a bastardization of our constitution.
unshackle.
Rape and pillage.
American stocks loiter near an all-time high.
We know what Seneca thought of Alexander the Great. We know what he thought of Marius. We know what he thought of entitled and gluttonous Romans. We have his seething satire of Claudius.
Again and again, the Stoics pored over the same texts. So the ideas could take firm hold. So they could be absorbed. So it could become muscle memory, infused into their DNA.
So you give yourself a mulligan and say that actually tomorrow is the real first day of the year.
I desiderate the resources of a family.
prophet, prophesy, prophecy
apocalyptic, apocalypse, Armageddon
Never before had I heard a venerated businessperson express such trenchant insights about investing, finance, and the world more broadly, and with such—to use a favored Munger phrase—chutzpah.
numerical fluency.
His essays extol the virtues of free enterprise, yes, but also of doing business the right way, with integrity and rigor. Of taking your work very seriously, but never yourself.
Which started humbly when a teenage Charlie took a job in Warren’s grandfather’s grocery store and culminated in the one of the most successful investing relationships of all time.
I am immensely grateful to Peter Kaufman for compiling this classic tome, and to Charlie Munger for his irrefutable wisdom and his gracious mentorship.
Seek a partner who will never second-guess you nor sulk when you make expensive mistakes.
All of the above is splendid advice. (I’ve never scored less than an A in self-graded exams.)
follow it slavishly.
The US is woefully behind on high-speed rail.
Harvard's provost Alan Garber will serve as interim president.
It would have such a salutary effect.
I accepted the author’s meat offerings in exchange for an off-the-record interview. I torpedoed questions his way between bites.
Long before he became a bitcoiner, Ammous was a carnivore.
low-carb diet.
wild goose chase.
Golden goose
It's woven in my soul, I need to let you go.
flash in the pan.
featherweight political issues.
Crackling.
get off the ground.
The essay was a meaningless jumble of ideas.
Eating fewer calories can ward off ageing.
The secret ingredient of Blue Zones is … not so cut-and-dried.
Charlie has purposefully sidestepped the limelight, choosing relative anonymity instead.