Word: boastful
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...engage. The word “gay” appears nowhere on donation questionnaires, and the FDA’s published studies refer only to MSMs—”men who have had sex with men.” If accused of bigotry, the FDA can boast that it gladly accepts donations from lesbians and from male virgins of all persuasions...
...establish a community that is intolerant of all forms of cheating—from unpermitted collaboration to buying and selling papers—will be effective and will become valuable tools to thwart cheating; such policies should use peer pressure to make academic dishonesty shame-worthy. Honor codes that boast heavy-handed “one strike, you’re out” punishments, however, will be counterproductive to creating the necessary atmosphere to criticize and reform cheaters...
Sweet potatoes One potato has nearly zero fat and only 120 calories--just don't douse it with butter. Sweet potatoes also boast cancer-fighting carotenoids and contain about half the vitamin C of oranges...
Brussels sprouts These little cabbage heads boast big-time benefits. An excellent source of vegetable fiber, they also contain vitamin C, iron and the B vitamin folate, which may lower the risk of heart disease and, according to the latest research, Alzheimer's. Sprouts also contain cancer-fighting chemicals called indoles. If you insist on greasing up the sprouts, substitute olive...
...Even the proudest patriot will admit that India's boast of being a bastion of live-and-let-live harmony has always been something of a lie. Muslim frustration at discrimination and Hindu resentment of governmental assistance to minorities explode every few years in violence. But as the March riots raged on for weeks in Gujarat, they provoked particular alarm. While human-rights groups demanded Modi be tried for genocide, Hindu political parties, cultural groups and hordes of street demonstrators celebrated him as India's great defender. From a political nobody, Modi was catapulted into the international limelight...