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Word: jabbing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...such, critics on the right, primarily Republican leaders, looking to take a jab at the president, who conflate the potential drawdown date with a total withdrawal of an American commitment to Afghanistan, seem to be deliberately misleading the public and are hardly being constructive...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Dither No Longer | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...course it is to be expected that there would be a nominated shirt referencing the swine flu paranoia from this fall. But the "Purell" jab really seals FlyBy's approval of this shirt design, as it is a novel—and relevant—word to describe destruction...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: We Don't Need a T-Shirt to Tell Us Yale Sucks... | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...such as Britain and Sweden, are using the Pandemrix vaccine. In an attempt to put a lid on the simmering controversy, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman, Ulrich Wilhelm, said the German leader would consult with her doctor in the next few days, and if she decided to receive a jab, it would be Pandemrix. (See pictures of thermal scanners hunting for swine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Germany, a Better Vaccine for Politicians? | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...spires, and McDonell name-checks Square restaurants and student organizations in his third novel. But beyond casual allusion is the more challenging task of describing things not obvious to anyone but those familiar with Harvard. Sometimes this means defining terms like concentration or TF with a jab at Harvard’s refusal to conform. Sometimes that means dispelling rumors...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dropping the H-Bomb | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...campaign, only 15 alleged perpetrators had been arrested. The National Police Agency says it plans to set up cameras on trains but has not said when that project will begin. In the meantime, women in Tokyo will tell you that a shrill scream, coupled with a jab of an umbrella or a stiletto, is the only defense when one doesn't have room to swing a purse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tokyo Cracks Down on Train Groping, Again | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

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