Word: hype
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...hype of the whole enterprise, in retrospect, seems reckless. Let us tick off the deceptions that everyone involved pretended were true: the trip was Jessica's idea; she was doing it for the joy of flying; she was truly piloting the plane; it was safe; she wasn't scared. For the most part, the public played along with this game, for it is easier not to question the received platitudes. Yet, looking at her taped interviews after the fact, it is clear that the dutiful little girl who didn't want to disappoint her father, who insisted...
What kind of government do we want and who should lead it? The battle lines have been drawn. The 11 candidates for president have plastered the campus and covered chalkboards with their names and slogans. But behind all the hype, a real battle for the soul of the council rages on. As one candidate for vice president has posed the problem, should the council focus on student services or political activism...
...really hype," Abramson says. "Our class was pretty diverse. We were a random class. The house had an effect on us--we were really proud to be part of Eliot...
...They make this out to be a stressful experience", says Lee. "But they blow it up, hype it up, way out of proportion and that's what causes a lot of the stress...
...some observers, the hype over Quake has seemed to be overkill. But "overkill"--literally--has been the specialty of id throughout the small company's existence...