Word: shrug
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...current Administration has responded to vigorous complaints about its own controversial practices --rendition, domestic spying, extreme interrogation methods--with a shrug of the shoulders. In the permanent war on terrorism, there is less need to deny black-ops programs when they come to light. It's justifying them that becomes the endgame...
...very talented at making dogs speak." Intrigued, the Baron allowed the Jews to stay on for a year, to teach his dog how to talk. Outside the Baron's castle, the Jews wailed: "Rabbi, how can you make such a promise? We're doomed!" The Rabbi replied with a shrug, "Anything can happen in a year. The dog could die. Or the Baron could die. Who can tell...
...understands the boy's words, but Linguini can't speak rat; so the two communicate through Remy's nods and brow furrowings. Somehow, the kid gets the message. "I can't cook ..." Linguini says, and the rodent shakes his head no. "But you can?" Remy answers with a Gallic shrug so eloquent it says many things. First, a modest "Eh, a little." Beneath that: "Well, not to brag, but I'm actually quite proficient." Most important: "Trust me. Together we'll cook up some magic...
...have every right to hold Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 personally responsible. That is, if you can prove that he is, indeed, Dean of the College. But Dean Gross doesn’t exactly have the same ability as a random undergraduate to shrug responsibility under Harvard’s new alcohol policy and deny having a leadership position in a social club...
...little drama in the decision--but for someone in his position, there rarely is. In the brutal cold and almost oxygen-free air found at Everest altitudes, a sort of woozy resignation sets in. Decisions to climb or descend, rest or trudge on, get made with a fatalistic shrug. At the moment, Hall was shrugging toward death...