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Word: trite (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that her life has taken an unexpected turn, but that Sun’s course has taught her that life could hold more for her than the harsh world of the Bronx. Sun presents the scene as a moment of enlightenment, but the girl’s comments seem trite and unrealistic...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘No Child’ Lacks Development | 12/16/2007 | See Source »

...hospital, is a man who lives by breaking the rules—always taking what he wants before considering others. The contrast with Chambers, a hard-working mechanic who has sacrificed his own happiness for that of his wife and children, is less than subtle. But despite this trite beginning, “The Bucket List” sustains itself on Nicholson and Freeman’s abilities. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, both men suddenly find themselves at the same point in life—no matter how different they may have been the day before. Together they compose...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Bucket List | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...Because If You Put Numbers on It, People Will Read Anything, However Trite, Trivial and Insipid, from Beginning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Power of 10 | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...Kerik's rites of passage and twisting them into meat for conspiracy theories is petty and niggling. The intent to mask the story as a critical essay on loyalty - well, it just didn't make the stretch. Continuing to rip Kerik through Giuliani and Giuliani through Kerik is a trite and wearisome pastime, isn't it? Chris McLoughlin, Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...Kerik's rites of passage and twisting them into meat for conspiracy theories is petty and niggling. The intent to mask the story as a critical essay on loyalty - well, it just didn't make the stretch. Continuing to rip Kerik through Giuliani and Giuliani through Kerik is a trite and wearisome pastime, isn't it? Chris McLoughlin, ATLANTA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leadership vs. Loyalty | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

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