Word: trivialize
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Most of the things folks in Washington fight over are trivial; we don't know what to do when we come up against a matter of life and death. If Chandra was a good friend, wouldn't Condit be more stricken? Isn't he betraying whatever friendship they had by not volunteering every detail about their relationship? The only way his conduct makes sense is if he's slavishly heeding the advice of all criminal attorneys: say nothing, for it could be used against you. But that makes him look guilty and hardhearted, whether...
...Most of the things folks in Washington fight over are trivial; we don't know what to do when we come up against a matter of life and death. If Chandra was a good friend, wouldn't Condit be more stricken? Isn't he betraying whatever friendship they had by not volunteering every detail about their relationship? The only way his conduct makes sense is if he's slavishly heeding the advice of all criminal attorneys: say nothing, for it could be used against you. But that makes him look guilty and hardhearted, whether...
...seen or will soon see histories of, among other things, salt, the ostrich, New York City sewage, flattery and not one but two books about dust. But don't wait for them to show up as answers on Jeopardy; here's a quick survey of some of these trivial pursuits...
...best at everything and everyone has to love me,’” he reflects. “But I would rather be known to a small, select group of people who know me really well than be known to the world for something trivial...
...Hollister says he turned his back on the Broadway beat, thinking it too trivial for his talents. He wanted to fulfill what he called "higher ambitions": becoming a "serious" composer...