Word: understatedness
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“Associate” is a poor and understated way to describe Joe’s job title. He is actually a critical component of the company’s cunning back-to-school sales strategy: a temporary relocation of super-employees to Radio Shacks near college campuses...
"These are not touristy places," says Martin Wuttke, the creative visionary behind nextguruNow, a Berlin consulting firm. "If you want to attract the fashion crowd, you can't show off in everybody's face here." Berlin's understated cool looks set to keep the crowd coming back for more. --By...
But Kitajima, with his aggressive slices through the water, is hardly a subservient stereotype. In the pool's biggest spat to date, American Aaron Piersol accused the Japanese swimmer of using an illegal dolphin kick in the 100-m breaststroke, thereby relegating Piersol's friend and fellow American Brendan Hansen...
As a professor, Ford was known for his understated style and generosity, as a mentor to many students and as a model to his colleagues. His office hours in Widener Library had a waiting list.
“I am amazed at how many things he has done over the course of his career,” Shapiro says. “But he has always been very modest and understated.”