Word: ridding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...getting rid of stuff if you’re just holding onto...
Neill also advocates getting rid of wire hangers. They leave marks and “they have that sticky stuff, you know, that gets on your jeans.” As she begins throwing them onto the closet floor, Thebaud asks nervously, “Are you throwing the hangers away?” Neill replies, “Let’s just say I’m encouraging you to explore the world of plastic hangers...
Neill suggests hanging tops in the closet—jeans and pants are easier to fold and more recognizable, thus they can go in the drawers. They also get rid of the boxes on the closet’s top shelf and replace them with folded sweaters...
...Neill issues a challenge to the girls: “Go through what you have, and get rid of stuff that you’ve been holding on to or that is old hat. Are you prepared...
...There's no question that an overwhelming majority of Iraqis are pleased to be rid of Saddam Hussein. A Gallup Poll published Tuesday suggests that 71 percent of Baghdad residents don't want the U.S. forces to leave in a hurry (although, curiously enough, 36 percent of respondents in the same poll believed that attacks on those forces were justified in some instances). And although only 42 percent of Americans polled in the latest CNN/Gallup survey agree with the President's assessment that things are going at least moderately well in Iraq, his overall job approval ratings are slowly climbing...