Word: rigeur
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Other paintings in the exhibit showed a similar lack of community. Hotel rooms and trains, one person in each, dominate Hopper's landscape; gray office buildings and solitary Cape Cod houses illuminated by eerie winter light are de rigeur. His colors are often lurid, with chartreuse green on a living room wall where the floral wallpaper should be, and his subjects' eyes are often mere black dots...
When I was 14, I spent several weeks in France with a family some relatives knew. Wine, and now and then something a little stronger, was de rigeur at dinner. How 'empowered' I felt when I bought my first bottle of cider at a roadside creperie! Was alcohol really the evil seductress whose wiles had long been eschewed by elementary school filmstrips? Again, I had to differ...
Since 1958, Cliffs Notes have offered insights on hundreds of literary works, running the gamut from de rigeur classics like The Scarlet Letter, to more modern works like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings...
Following the aforementioned cool-profession theme, Cliff performs as the lead singer of a Soundgarden-esque band typical of the Seattle music scene. Likewise, Debbie and Janet run a de rigeur cafe that serves as the pack's home base and a focal point for the film, a la the Bensonhurst coffee shop in Jungle Fever...
...Arab workers are set on fire. Arab homes are blown up by the Israeli military. Arabs are routinely harassed, detained and teargassed by Israeli soldiers. Having been beaten by the Israeli police in Jerusalem myself, and having witnessed many other beatings, I can attest that beating Arabs is de rigeur in Israel...