Word: gummed
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...climb mountains to find inspiration. A trip to the supermarket with his 5-year-old leads him to think about how art transfigures the commonplace, which puts him in mind of the hushed brown crockery in the still lifes of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and the pulsating gum balls of Wayne Thiebaud, which in turn bring him to a wise and lovely conclusion: "Artists who push us to look more carefully at simple things may also strike a slightly melancholic note. They remind us of a childlike condition of wonderment that we abandoned once we became adults and that...
...June 30 Congress, trying to gum up the regulatory process, overwhelmingly passed a resolution preventing the U.S. Treasury from spending any money to "approve" CNOOC's bid. In response, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman?representing a government elected by no one?felt compelled to say publicly that Congress should butt out. Economic tensions with China were already front and center for many Congressmen, obsessed as they have been all year with China's surging trade surplus and a currency that was not revalued until July 21, and the Foreign Ministry did CNOOC no favors in Washington by weighing...
Smokers face up to six times the risk of losing teeth as a result of gum disease, but a new study offers hope. Fifty smokers being treated for gum problems were tracked for a year. Those who managed to quit smoking saw their oral health improve; those who kept lighting up just got worse. --By David Bjerklie
...more than a dozen guests (and one of the few girls) at the New Jersey party. "We rejoice when someone has a medical thing, like, gets their wisdom teeth out or has back pain, because we know we'll get pills. Last year I had gum surgery, and I thought, Well, at least I'll get painkillers...
...most fitting “sign of the times†transformation, however, is Violet Beauregarde: no longer just interested in gum, Violet is a velour sweatsuited competition freak—egged on by her Soccer (or more appropriately Baton-Twirling) Mom, played deliciously, in matching attire, by Missy Pyle...