Word: dispell
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...machines and expanses of linoleum. “This is creepy as hell,” I said aloud, just to hear a voice. I was sorry when nobody told me to be quiet. When I descended again, letting the heels of my shoes clatter in the stairwell to dispel the quiet, I felt both relief and sorrow, as one does when retreating from a sheer but dazzling precipice...
Copple also spent time with junior center Andy Smith, junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and sophomore lineman Will Rodger, who helped dispel some other concerns...
...campuses including Northwestern University, the University of Iowa and Harvard, the Yings carved a unique niche for themselves that enables them to reach student audiences that “are really open to music.” Timothy, in particular, is excited that the group has the power to dispel students’ misconceptions of classical music as being reserved exclusively for “weddings and church...
...about how to pronounce it. VW has tacitly admitted that they were right. Some of the first TV ads for the Touareg parody the pronunciation (which, for the record, is tour-egg). VW says Americans had difficulty pronouncing Passat when it launched. (Never mind fahrvergnugen.) But that doesn't dispel the sense that VW's marketing department is in triage mode. VW named the Touareg for a rugged tribe of African nomads. But it turns out that the tribe held and traded slaves until the 20th century--a poor association for a company that used slave labor during World...
...stereotyped roles. (Ha, Monica sure likes to clean! And Ross is right, Joey’s such a lug!) But it’s quite another when these shows pass themselves off as “real” and Jessica Simpson ends up in Rolling Stone trying to dispel the notion that she’s as ditzy as she’s depicted on “Newlyweds.” Did you know Ally Hilfiger really loves painting in her spare time? Bet you didn’t, because a painting montage just isn?...