Word: distinctness
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...father were able to piece it back together. It was the first really significant find at Olduvai; indeed, it was the only well-preserved fossil hominid to have been found outside South Africa, several thousand miles to the south. Unlike the South African sites, which lacked distinct geological layers, Olduvai offered a chance to get some real ages for the fossils. Using a method known as potassium-argon dating, Zinjanthropus was determined to be 1.75 million years old. At the time, this was staggering. It almost tripled the skull's estimated age, which had been obtained by geological interpretation...
...them. I had forgotten how much I missed the atmosphere of a bookstore after being cooped for days in smelly Cabot or on the monastic fifth floor of Lamont. I love bookstores. Millions of tales at my disposal; I open one of them a crack and immediately smell that distinct scent of freshly-printed, newly published words...
...high—a number of people work full time on it—it is still better than the alternatives. Mainly, it prevents a need for numerous boilers, freeing up a great deal of space in the houses and elsewhere (the Radcliffe yard and quadrangle have their own distinct boiler systems). Also, it allows for better environmental controls on a single fuel-burning source...
...Seuss quote or the naming of the child spells manipulation is a stretch. While people complained about these specific features, what seems more likely is that they are actually afraid of what the information implies. If a fetus truly does have a heart and fingers and its own distinct nature and looks just like any normal baby so long before it’s born, that’s scary for a lot of people. It might force them to draw connections between the fetus being a living person and abortion’s inherent immorality...
What saves the album is the solid (if predictable) production and the distinct sense that Murs is being honest—a rare and valuable trait in a rapper. On the single “God’s Work,” Murs raps about paying off his rent, his car and his gas money. The chorus features one of his few Slug-like moments: “I work hard / goddamn hard / so I can wile out every weekend and buy drinks...