Word: jabbed
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...further jab at Ahmadinejad, the speaker warned last week that government ministers should have the qualifications necessary for their positions. Cabinet picks require parliamentary approval, and the legislature has previously rejected Ahmadinejad's picks for being unqualified. The vote on his Cabinet nominations will be the first major test for Ahmadinejad as he begins his second and final term...
...Also, for an entertaining jab at Wellesley girls, check out the third comment on the Deadspin post...
...also has the acoustic edginess that hardcore music enthusiasts might overlook at first glance. “Love Song” is a jab at the corporate music industry’s request that she write a “marketable” love song (ironic in hindsight given the song’s popularity—and marketability—but bold nonetheless). She’s an incredibly talented vocalist, and she’s unapologetic about her passion: “I’ve been writing songs for as long as I can remember. Some...
...neat, gender-segregated rows stare straight ahead from behind the chain-link fence close to the entrance of Camp Ashraf, some 40 miles north of Baghdad in Diyala near the Iranian border. "Ashraf is our home, Ashraf is our home," they robotically chant in Iranian-accented Arabic, as they jab their right fists into the air in unison. Some of the women, who are all dressed in pantsuits with long jackets and colorful headscarves tied under the chin, carry placards in Persian. A bright yellow banner shimmers in the mid-morning sun. "Ashraf is the city of peace," it says...
...support of their dominant team, it was quantity over quality.The best cheers and jeers the “Red Zone” could muster was “Put on a tie Amaker” and “You have skinny legs” (a jab aimed at freshman guard Max Kenyi). I felt like I was at a no-name D-III school that prides itself on its communications program and ample parking space. Following another uninspired Amaker joust later in the game, I heard some of the fans behind me ask who Coach K was. Then...