Word: mavericking
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...documentary is a high-speed chase through the moon-lit streets of Los Angeles, guided by the amateur camerawork of the eccentric frenchman, Thierry Guetta. If you thought the highlight of this adrenalin-fuelled documentary would be the prolific and anonymous Banksy, you will be sadly mistaken. The maverick Guetta—otherwise known as Mr. Brainwash—takes center stage, plunging the film into a turbulent, artistic nightmare...
...their troubled cause. With Palin in the state, they collected e-mail addresses for follow-up contact, raised several hundred thousand dollars and attracted the kind of crowds and media coverage that McCain can no longer bring in on his own. And the Senator continued his conversion from a maverick unafraid to compromise with Democrats to a Republican determined to thwart Obama's agenda, starting with overturning the new health care law. "It's going to be repealed and replaced, and it's going to be done soon," McCain thundered. "It will not stand...
...bipartisan victory. Along such lines, the media has covered Mass. Senator Scott Brown’s reach across the aisle to support the bill as though his actions were notable. However, voting in favor of such a relatively insignificant piece of legislation does not make Brown a maverick; rather, it highlights the unacceptably polarized state of the Senate today...
...thousands of nominations over the course of the year before selecting the most flagrant offenders. Does the list hold any actual power? Some of the banned words from 2008 still crept into conversation last year: bailout, Wall Street/Main Street and carbon footprint continue to be abused. Thankfully, First Dude, maverick and game changer were relegated to the sidelines. (See the top 10 quotes...
Ezekiel O. Smith: The Maverick...