Word: decibeled
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...Harvard Republican Club (HRC) finds this free speech argument rather odd given that HIPJ intends to use the grant to purchase a megaphone. A measurement of free speech on campus ought to consider the diversity of views expressed rather than the decibel level at which they are uttered. The council, however, holds the addition of a megaphone to be a valuable contribution to the “educational experience” of walking out on classes...
...noise settled down in the room, everyone was well-aware that the No. 14 Crimson (12-5, 6-1 Ivy) would be facing No. 3 Michigan St. (21-2) in the first round Saturday, but the high-decibel cheers had kept anyone from hearing where Harvard would be playing...
...words: I'm fine. He of all people must have known how to find the emergency exits. A safety engineer by training and an executive in risk management at Aon, George was almost comically consumed with accident prevention. He evangelized about helmets and seat belts; he even had a decibel meter that he used to measure loud music lest anyone perforate an eardrum. Hilary's dad was just a little late getting home. Maybe he was buried in the rubble, suffering from amnesia, or his cell phone was broken. Sometimes even engineers had mechanical failures...
...city that gives out nearly 450 street performer permits per calendar year, monitoring is crucial to keeping the peace. Acosta spent her summer patrolling the streets in five-hour shifts with a decibel meter and book of tickets...
...Vanzant or Lewis to succeed, it will mean cutting into Oprah's lane on the high road or proving that viewers, contrary to their recent choices, really are tired of high-decibel escapism. Both are betting that talk, in Vanzant's phrase, has "got the power" to change lives. Now they have to sell that idea to viewers who've got the power to change the channel...