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Word: swallower (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...emotional cues for obedient audience members as her journey has been, Boyle is still a real person with a real back-story. It’s this reality, lurking behind the crafting inherent in all “reality” TV, that should give us pause before we swallow wholesale the narratives that networks feed...

Author: By Sean R. Ouellette | Title: Britain’s Got Archetypes | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...because copies are not labeled. This acceptance of copying has helped devalue Vietnamese art, since collectors are never sure if they are buying the real thing. Tiep accuses the museum of failing to properly display and preserve its collection, resulting in irrevocable damage and loss. "I have had to swallow my tears," says Tiep, who resigned as deputy director two years ago to protest what he claims is mismanagement. "We have a duty to raise our voices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Copied Paintings Plague Vietnam's Museum | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...black market among students. Even more important than stopping the illegal drug selling, however, is addressing the underlying reason why so many students feel the need to use illicit substances to expand their mental and physical capacities. Students should realize that they won’t need to swallow pills if they stop trying to accomplish more than is within their natural abilities...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Overcommitted to Medication | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...well... predictable. His belief that Israel must keep its status as a regional power in order to survive is not exactly rocket science, while his belief that a utopia of altruistic "transhumans" will emerge from the ashes of mid-21st century planetary warfare is a bit hard to swallow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the World Will Look Like by 2050 | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...back there alone!Stop it. Stop it, you coward. Let it go. For all our decencies. But then Ezekiel said, “I won’t take somebody’s seat.”Doubt bloomed in my chest. Like a big swallow of cordial.“I ain’t goin’ to make somebody move. Am I?”“No,” I could barely say. “Of course not.” He couldn’t really be considering it. Could...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: FEATURED FICTION | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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