Word: vente
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...would result in the near-total commodification of hip-hop. Some performers, like the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, accepted this incorporation outright; others, like Public Enemy and the gangsta rap collective NWA (or Niggaz Wit Attitude), saw hip-hop’s expansion as an opportunity to vent their frustrations with the social order in America...
...patriarch's death, there was no outward sign of disharmony between the brothers. Reliance aggressively branched out of its core industrial sectors into telecommunications, oil exploration and power generation. As co-managing directors at Reliance Industries, Anil handled finance while Mukesh oversaw strategic projects. The pair found a safe vent for sibling rivalry by creating distinct fiefdoms among Reliance's smaller subsidiaries. Under Mukesh, Reliance entered the highly competitive mobile-phone market and quickly garnered a subscriber base of more than 7 million, becoming the country's largest wireless carrier. Anil directed the group's push into power generation. Investors...
Guys, imagine if you could work out for 20 minutes just three times a week, lose weight and vent your frustrations at the same time. Then envision doing that at a gym without mirrors, free weights or treadmills. One more thing: you can sweat and burp without insulting women because it's a men-only club. Boys, welcome to Blitz...
Harvard unleashed 15 shots at embattled Cornell goalkeeper Lori Blutinger in the second half. The barrage produced four scores and, in the process, allowed the team to vent some of the frustration that came from missing a shot to move up in the polls earlier in the week...
...racist remark originally ignored by the big media, would still be Senate majority leader. Blogs played a critical part in the downfall of Howell Raines, former executive editor of the New York Times, in the Jayson Blair scandal. Blogs created a forum where Times insiders could leak and vent, where critics could ridicule and where Raines' editorship could be rattled until it was scuttled by one wayward reporter. The same kind of Web scrutiny added to the forces that brought down the BBC's leadership in the aftermath of a disputed story alleging that Tony Blair's government had "sexed...