Word: stingings
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...into [a creative writing class], you just hope your friend doesn’t either,” he says. “If you know somebody on that list it may hit home a little harder.” Even do-gooders are subject to the sting of rejection. This past February, nearly 50 students applied to spend Spring Break rolling up their shirtsleeves rather than pulling out their bikinis. Instead of jetting off to exotic locales, applicants to the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) service trips hoped to spend their break performing meaningful community service. Although the mission statement...
ALBANY, N.Y.—The sting of this one won’t go away for awhile. Not a chance...
...maybe become their own O team: Soprano. The FBI loves this, because a mobster's ego is the most fragile weapon in his arsenal. Set it off in public, and it can explode. Indeed, the mythologizing of the Mob by Hollywood and HBO could almost be a giant sting operation...
...Socialist leader François Hollande's partner. After initially looking stunned by the results, Raffarin rebounded with some defiant stump speeches meant to get across the message that reform is vital - and will continue. That message isn't going over very well. While the French have felt the sting of modest labor reform (some employees must work longer before full pensions kick in; one public holiday was eliminated to help finance care for the aged), there has been no gain so far in terms of more vigorous growth, lower unemployment or blossoming consumer or business confidence. With growth...
ALBANY, N.Y.—The sting of this one won’t go away for awhile. Not a chance...