Word: exoticism
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At the GM of a decade ago, however, De Lorean seemed exotic. His high profile, in all of its manifestations, rankled some straitlaced executive colleagues. Others simply wearied of his professional swagger. "When John was at General Motors, people either loved him or they hated him," says J. Patrick Wright...
Keenan attributed the department's long period without a senior Middle Eastern specialist to the difficulty of finding a replacement for Gibb in what he called a "somewhat exotic field.
Which doesn't mean that these five stories aren't refreshing, clever, insightful and even hilarious at times. One of Prager's most appealing talents is her ability to write in any century or country, no matter how exotic or removed, as long as there are women around she feels...
--120-150 exotic animals killed.
All that might, and on into the next day, helicopters and planes flew overhead, dropping water and chemical retardants on the blaze. Although some 700 men were spread out along the length of the fire, its sheet magnitude made even this massive effort miniscule. Wherever resistance was weak and the...