Word: contrivedness
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What to make of these terrible twins -"those two poofteroos," as the contemptuous inhabitants of Sarsaparilla see them? At first sight, it would seem that the old Confederate camp had moved to a last site in the real Deep South-Down Under; that the old Spanish-mosstroopers of Southern decadence...
Of all congressional demands, L.B.J. was most irked by Fulbright's suggestion that Administration officials "consult with the committee before they decide to resume bombing." Johnson regarded that as a challenge that could not go unanswered. Just before the 21-hr. White House briefing ended, he picked up a...
New Perspectives. The new designs use ingenuity to do what bones and girdling could not. They scorn the plain nude look. Instead, they are finding new ways to make their revelations. For the healthy inside look, both Cole and Stewart have contrived necklines that plunge full and wide. Rudi Gernreich...
High Promise. Last week's impressive demonstrations of precision launchings and splash-downs, flawless electronic communications and computations, smooth orbital maneuvering and stolid endurance, held out high promise for the remaining five flights of the Gemini program. Gemini 8, scheduled for early next year, will attempt to perform the...
Maugham cites his own example. He once met a dull couple at a dull dinner. The man had been a civil servant in Asia, and the only memorable thing about him was that he was a onetime drunk, taking a bottle to bed with him every night and finishing it...