Word: gallinger
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TWO YEARS AGO Enrique Lopez gathered together the most galling anecdotes about Harvard students and their legendary conceit he could find. He saran-wrapped the stories in discussions about the privilege of the exceptional, and arranged the packages in neat rows labelled with the names of the famous. He offered...
The Democrats' nimble-footed move to the right is particularly galling for Republicans, who expected to benefit from the country's deepening conservative mood. A few months ago, G.O.P. leaders spoke euphorically of winning control of the Senate and perhaps even the House. Now they talk more soberly...
The cartel's pincer ploy on prices and production is especially galling for the once mighty international oil firms, which for decades controlled both the price and the quantities of oil that moved in world markets. Instead of dictating terms to their suppliers, the companies now find themselves reduced...
For Oleg Troyanovsky, 60, Moscow's representative at the U.N. since 1976 and only the seventh Soviet ambassador there in 35 years, the vote was a galling blow. It followed by a bare week his own application of the Soviet veto to an almost identically worded resolution during a...
But now France's traditionally subtle perfumes are under siege. Though the gentle Chanel No. 5 remains a bestseller, this fall's freshet of new scents was triggered by the success of Opium, which is sold under the Yves Saint Laurent label. It was so popular in Europe...