Word: cheaping
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...government-subsidized corn and soybeans, produced with modern petroleum-based fertilizers. Traditionally, steers had taken three to four years to fatten on pasture. Today they grow to slaughter size in less than two years--an efficient industrial process that has transformed beef from a luxury meal into a cheap fast food...
...surrounding all-male Houses’ dining halls—Adams, the House closest to the newspaper’s offices, only allowed women to enter a few nights each week, as Greenhouse recalled in a 1973 speech.“I often ate dinner alone at a cheap place in the Square when I was working late at The Crimson because I couldn’t eat with the guys in Adams House and didn’t have time to go back to my dorm,” Greenhouse, who lived in North House—now Pforzheimer?...
...American Heritage Dictionary: Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. 2. Harvard: Very, very expensive: “The outcome of the tawdry Shleifer affair and the attending pecuniary loss to the University would have been unthinkable under the previous two presidencies....” (Farish A. Jenkins, Jr., Agassiz professor of zoology, at the Feb. 7 Faculty meeting...
...third debate with George Bush. It was the introduction of anti-gay-marriage initiatives that tipped the election for Bush and her father in key states. Those initiatives didn't end up on the ballot by accident. Instead of pointing a finger at Kerry for what she calls a "cheap and blatant political ploy," she should remember that Republicans are masters at exploiting divisive issues that rile single-issue voters on the right and get them to the polls. Richard Oliver Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. Catalan Pride on the Pitch I was disappointed by Franklin Foer's essay about European...
...café that will be built in the library this summer certainly has made students happy—who doesn’t want access to cheap coffee after Dunkin’ Donuts closes?—but will it really make them stronger? Will it really contribute to Lamont’s mission...