Word: swear
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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After Ginsburg described former Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist rehearsing to swear her in, Greenhouse said, “I think rehearsal’s a good thing when you’re swearing somebody in, right...
...religious sentiment persists even today, as the political arena makes abundantly clear. Our president and government officials swear their oaths on the Bible or other religious books, we have a National Prayer Day, and evangelical lobbying groups regularly make their way into the newspapers. In addition, the invocation of “faith” and “God” by political candidates is an everyday occurrence on the campaign trail, for reasons as much political as religious—a 2007 Gallup poll reports that less than half our nation would vote an atheist into the presidency...
...taunted the driver until he tripled the speed limit. “We went 26 blocks at 90 miles an hour with no clearances, no permissions—went in the wrong lane, went right against cross traffic, and nearly hit it. It’s something, I swear to you ladies and gentlemen,” Friedkin said, smiling, “I wouldn’t do today.”With the same boldness of mind, Friedkin went on to direct “The Exorcist”—the horror classic that earned...
...Waldo Peirce to the right—he’s always watching me. I could be at one end of the store or the other and I swear he’s always looking at me,” says MacDonald, the owner of Leavitt and Peirce. “Ah, that’s okay, he makes sure I keep the bar raised high...
...people are bad at judging their health risks: smokers generally know cigarettes cause cancer, but they also tend to believe they're less likely than other smokers to get it. And as any snack-loving dieter can attest, people can be comically inept at predicting their future behavior. You swear you will eat just one potato chip but don't stop until the bag is empty. (Read Laura Blue's Wellness blog on TIME.com...