Word: refraining
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...familiar refrain these days. Counterfeit shopping has become something of a sport, much to the chagrin of luxury-goods manufacturers. Fake designer bags are everywhere, it seems--so easy to buy that in some circles it's almost uncool to carry the real thing. Once limited to grimy stalls on New York's Canal Street, counterfeit luxury goods can be found online and in malls, and have even turned up at discount chains such as Daffy's, based in Secaucus, N.J. Among the ladies-who-lunch crowd, purse parties, where guests buy inexpensive fakes in private homes while they...
...word “discussion” lightly—the conversations consist mostly of me listening to their 10-minute monologues. Occasionally I nod my head or release a murmur of approval from my parched throat; at least political discourse is alive and well. I refrain from purchasing the book, however...
Reciting a Clintonian litany of anecdotes about ordinary Americans struggling to make ends meet, Kerry offered solutions in the form of a simple refrain echoing Wednesday’s speech by his running mate, Sen. John R. Edwards...
...mission to buy every item I can find with “O’Dea” on it will doubtless continue—Ireland certainly understands how to profit from its clanship—though I’ll try to refrain on the Harvard paraphernalia for now. With clanship comes a certain clan conceit, and it is this pride—and a little bit of conspicuous consumption—that fosters the bonds. So while I feel connected because I’m an O’Dea, I would still be accepted without a drop...
...small squad of conservative Catholic bishops who say they would refuse to serve Communion to politicians who, like Kerry, reject the church's teachings on issues such as abortion. One has gone so far as to suggest that any unrepentant Catholic who even votes for such a candidate should refrain from taking Communion (see following story...