Word: eschew
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...attacks later killed 10 alleged al-Qaeda militants, including two of the kingdom's most wanted terrorists. A Fresh Start AFGHANISTAN The Cabinet of President Hamid Karzai met for the first time, a week after being sworn in. Karzai, the country's first elected leader, asked his Ministers to eschew party politics and focus on rebuilding the war-ravaged nation. Keeping the Fatigues PAKISTAN In a televised address to the nation, President Pervez Musharraf announced that he would not be stepping down as head of the army, despite his December 2003 pledge to do so. Musharraf, who made the promise...
...belongings and lost lovers; another recounts the sad, seedy later life of a retired comic-book hero named Super Goat Man. But while Chabon builds his book on the sturdy narrative architecture of the mystery novel, Lethem's stories stay literary in their bones, maybe too much so. They eschew the satisfying finales of commercial fiction in favor of tremblingly ambiguous, go-nowhere nonendings that are either ineffably poignant or maddeningly pointless, depending on your tolerance...
...about everything else. But I can’t say I’m too worried—I have full confidence that our Commander in Chief will continue to inspire solidarity in our ranks. I’m more concerned that Democrats will paper over their differences, and eschew the necessary intellectual heavy lifting...
...best opportunity to eschew five decades of postseason ignominy came in the 1997 World Series, when the Tribe was two outs from having its finger sizes measured. But Jose Mesa couldn’t hold the one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth, and in the bottom of the 11th, Tony Fernandez muffed a routine inning-ending double play, giving the Marlins runners on first and third with one out. We all know what happened next. If not, I’m sure you can guess...
...reality, I think I am a fan of Boston simply because I’m a fan of baseball. Even as the Red Sox—a team built around slow sluggers that can’t bunt—eschew many of the most elegant aspects of the game, they are still today’s single best symbol of the national pastime...