Word: glitching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...often during the 14 months of the hostage crisis, an unexpected glitch soon developed. Until Monday afternoon, the Iranian Central Bank had not taken part in the talks. When Ali Reza Nobari, the director of the bank, finally saw the agreement, he rejected an eleven-page appendix relating, among other things, to Iran's right to claim deposits or interest that might surface in the future...
...been a little after-hours jesting among the campaign operatives about their candidates ("Does he know where he is? ... Get him his speech ...Ask him to try not to scratch himself in front of the cameras"), but in today's world of intense scrutiny, when a tiny glitch can sink a campaigner, the candidates have become frightened and more dependent than ever on their experts, who become more self-important with each election. Twenty years ago, when John Kennedy introduced many of today's practices, the handlers were a good deal more humble. None of them ever dominated...