Word: reflect
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...bipartisan farm bills that Congress passes every five to seven years reflect the power and savvy of the farm lobby, which parlays cue-the-violins stereotypes of struggling yeomen into giveaways to the planter class of the South and Great Plains. In reality, the top 10% of subsidized farmers collect nearly three-quarters of the subsidies, for an average of almost $35,000 per year. The bottom 80% average just $700. That's worth repeating: most farmers, especially the small farmers whose steadfast family values and precarious family finances are invoked to justify the programs, get little or nothing...
...leans over to slurp coffee from a dainty cup resting on the table. Nearby, a prostitute in a leopard-print minidress has arranged herself in an armchair, presumably waiting for a customer. "People are so confused and crazy now," Zeng says. "It's impossible for my art not to reflect that...
...high-level visits reflect India's new importance. Its economy is now a trillion-dollar heavyweight growing at 9% a year. On Oct. 29, its main stock index went through 20,000 for the first time, boosted by $18 billion in foreign funds this year and up almost 40% since January. Investors from around the world want a piece of the action...
...tiptoed out to IHOP, walking nervously between the rows of police cars, trying not to draw attention to ourselves as young black females, most of us dressed for a party. We spent the rest of the night discussing how unfortunate the incident was, hoping it wouldn’t reflect on HSBSE, and lamenting that the organization probably wouldn’t be allowed to hold the party again in Lowell, if they were allowed to hold one at all. In the days that followed, friends outside of the black community asked me if I knew anything about the Lowell...
...rounded out his summer by spending a few weeks in uniform with the unaffiliated Lancaster Barnstormers. As he embarks now on the publicity campaign that brought him to Cambridge several weeks ago for a reading event at the Coop, John is forced to reflect on the totality of his exploits in minor league baseball...