Word: absently
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Absent from the preview was Target executive Trish Adams, the woman responsible for green-lighting the New York City designer as the retailer's latest glamorous liaison. Adams, it turns out, was more than a thousand miles away at the company's Minneapolis, Minn., headquarters. Nose down, no piccolo. Adams, like Gina Sprenger, her counterpart at Target's furniture division, is accustomed to toiling behind the scenes, brokering profitable alliances at a time when almost every mainstream retailer is craving a dose of designer cachet. These days you are nothing without your boldface co-conspirators. H&M has Madonna. Kohl...
...politicians, journalists, religious and secular Muslim leaders, children, and others straddles the fine line between just enough and too much. The barrage of quotations can sometimes be overwhelming, and it is often difficult to keep track of the different voices—including Barrett’s, which is absent for the majority of the book. Though there is a virtue in letting his characters speak for themselves, Barrett’s interpretation as an objective non-Muslim could have further illuminated the American Muslim community. When he does insert his own views, they often appear as one-sentence assessments...
While a native of Charlestown might “Pahk his cah in Havahd Yahd,” a Harvard scholar will park his Prius in a metered spot on Mount Auburn Street. Beantown’s infamously “r”-averse brogue is conspicuously absent here on campus. This slight difference in inflection underscores a vast cultural schism between those affiliated with Harvard and Boston’s locals—a divide that dampens town-gown relations and could hamper the University’s plans to expand into Allston...
...sound was a striking departure from the calm, natural sounds of her earlier work. Her more recent music was fused with strange electronics, and struck an angrier and more disillusioned note. Taken altogether, Jones’s newer sound seemed meant for a more contemporary audience that was unfortunately absent from the show.Presented to an audience of old fans, Jones’s contemporary music seemed odd, but not ineffective. As a newcomer to all of Jones’ music, I must admit that I preferred the opening portion of the show to the second half. This...
There was more to Pusey than just charming good looks. According to Gomes, the difference between Conant and Pusey was that of the absent scientist versus the present humanist; Pusey had a “very fresh perspective.” But Pusey’s progressiveness was not enough to shelter him from the tumult...