Word: unspoken
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...times, school spirit is an unspoken understanding, and at times, embodied by naked running around the Yard. But whatever form it comes in, it is there. So, after four years at Harvard, I would encourage people to come to Harvard because of the school spirit...
Sisqo is the kind of rich folk we like. This is our unspoken deal with the wealthy: we don't begrudge them their money too much as long as they blow some of it on the sort of ludicrous, solid-gold-birdbath fantasies that get us through our bitter little lives. (Why else would we put up with Donald Trump?) By this standard, music stars, who spend their fresh-minted cash like a drunk 12-year-old would, are the best rich folk of all, and Cribs (Thursdays, 10 p.m. E.T.), the music network's cult-hit home-tour show...
...price on invaluables becomes the sticking point when the topic shifts from grime to toxic waste. The earlier questions—transportation, agency, moral hazard—increase their importance dramatically, but that’s not what’s behind the memo forwards. Instead, the unspoken sentiment appears to be that toxic waste is horrible stuff, and we don’t like to think of it being produced or stored anywhere near people. But it has to be stored somewhere, and although we may not want economic power to influence the distribution of waste...
Around the U.S., flabbergasted defense attorneys and their jailed clients cheered his move. Among prosecutors, however, there was an awkward pause. After all, each DNA test costs as much as $5,000. Then there's the unspoken risk: if dozens of innocents turn up, the D.A. will have indicted his shop...
After dealing with the above challenges for an entire lifetime, there's an unspoken bond between tall women everywhere. Towering 11 inches over the average American female is a very distinctive experience. (I should mention that "tall" is a relative term. In France, 5'7" makes a woman tall; the tallest woman at Harvard, who is 6'11", doesn't consider me tall.) Very few women are in my direct line of vision, so when I see one, there's a little nod that's automatically given, a kind of "Hey, you're like me" nod of approval...