Word: swathe
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...escape to, except places we already run off from." Sam's pessimistic take on the future also pertains to Freddie's plan to travel to Detroit in search of his father. This odyssey takes them across America's underclass, from farmsteads to cities and back again, in a swath that includes all colors and backgrounds...
...perfect model for affordable housing networks.”At a meeting of the Tenant’s Association in March, evaluations of the land swap were passed out in five languages. A mix of white and black, Hispanic, Korean and Chinese, the residents represent a broad swath of the American working class.“It’s pretty diverse,” Harper says. “There’s pretty much every race I can think of.”But in interviews, tenants repeatedly praise the apartments for being quiet, safe, and peaceful. Bordered...
...candidates represent a broad swath of Harvard alumni, ranging from top CEOs to an astronomer from California. Many of those contacted by The Crimson emphasized the impact that their Harvard degrees played in their respective successes...
...interesting word there is "crisp." Just what did he mean, and what is he missing now? Several people familiar with the President's thinking said he despises tangents and long-winded briefings and people who try cover their rears in a swath of verbiage and baloney. He wants "brief, to-the-point" information, said one person who often gives it. The implicit contrast with some on the current team was clear...
...group of local leaders took Yu on a tour of their project. Chalk lines marking the lake's proposed shores ran through villages and along roads. Yu leapt out of the car to take photos of a pair of bulldozers that looked tiny against the vast swath of empty land where they were mounding up dirt. Bounding past the officials, he turned his camera on a bird's nest high up in a poplar next to the mineral spring supposed to supply the lake. "He even takes pictures of that," marveled one official when Yu was out of earshot. Driving...