Word: casualize
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...have damaged its reputation when it gave its most prestigious award to the famed environmental activist, despite an outcry from scientists that her famous lawsuits were not backed by sound research. In acknowledging the controversy surrounding her receipt, SPH Dean Barry R. Bloom basically dismissed the “casual uncertainty” issues and focused on Brockovich’s supposedly moral aims, which—although he didn’t mention it—incidentally made her tons of money through dubious litigation. What a great message for public health: science doesn’t matter, just...
...with many other instances of men sharing their feelings, Love is better in theory than in practice. Cavanagh (Ed) has casual, self-deprecating charm to spare, but his support system of guy pals (including Beverly Hills, 90210's Jason Priestley) is a stale trio of upscale beer-ad types. And the show's music-biz milieu is phony and dated: Tom, a supposedly individualistic tastemaker, is about as edgy as a pair of pleated khakis. (He loves Bob Dylan and hates Hanson! Risky!) CBS may want to avoid alienating us unhip married guys with aging CD collections, but it sacrifices...
...While working with Sundrum, Randall stumbled on a possible answer to why gravity is so weak compared to other forces. Gravity may not appear weak to the casual observer. But, as Randall explained to the crowd at a Science Center Research Lecture last month, a small magnet holding a paper clip resists the gravitational pull of the entire Earth...
...BANANA REPUBLIC The casual-wear company (bananarepublic.com) cites Memoirs as an inspiration behind its new collection. Look for kimono-style tops, velvet chinois jackets, tassel necklaces and quilted purses...
...edge of a gruesome scene, then steps back and focuses on the sort of mundane detail that sticks in one's mind more firmly than any blood-splattered image. Describing the immolation of suspected communist sympathizers?women and children included?in an air raid shelter, he focuses with almost casual detachment on the sound of slaughter: "Suddenly a muffled, moaning sound, kind of like the 'oooh' a crowd of people might make, rose up all around us like some sort of wind?and then, all at once, we were engulfed in flame...