Word: utterly
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...embodies some of the highest virtues of journalism: utter fairness and a strong skepticism, coupled with the ability to praise when praise is due. No one has as little tolerance for cliché or as much appetite for intellectual sparring. Many a bad idea has died at her feet, while countless great ones were born out of her ability to make writers refine their thoughts and search beyond the obvious to explain something deeper and more significant for the reader. In her new life, she plans to see as much theater as she can, spend time with her husband Kamau...
...four of my classmates, this was a grievous error. For these few, Harvard is still less “chill” than it is poor or populistic. Many may submit that, more than anything else, Harvard is defined by its lack of perspective on the simple pleasures, its utter divorce in stress and striving from the Frisbee-hurling good nature that has come to epitomize other, more likeable schools...
...Utter the phrase "natural childbirth" and the mind envisages a stoic and earnest woman, surrounded by murmuring midwives in a softly lit room, where ambient music plays and tea lights flicker. Upon the elapse of some decent, manageable labor, she pushes out her baby with honest grunts. While that may be true for some, for most women natural childbirth is one of the most violent physical traumas they will ever experience, bar a serious accident or grievous assault. The average length of labor for a first-time mother is anything from seven to 12 hours, but it can easily...
...that the papers had defamed them by alleging that the couple themselves were responsible for the death of their 4-year-old daughter. The daily outlets on Wednesday also published page-one apologies to the McCanns, as their Sunday stablemates are expected to do as well, admitting to the "utter falsity" of a series of articles published between late last summer and February...
...stay sane when watching a cornerstone franchise like the New York Knicks embody utter incompetence? -Brian Smith, Fort Worth, TexasWe've had teams go through bad competitive cycles. I know the Knicks have had a rough stretch, but I tend to be an optimist and think success is right around the corner...