Word: wordly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mums-the-word" rule derives from a federal regulation that makes it illegal to use any "record, voucher, money or thing of value of the United States" for personal...
...that I think contempt for rural residents is exclusive to Harvard or to liberals. After all, the similarity of the word "urbane" (meaning "well-bred and courteous") to "urban" is no etymological accident. I'm not even convinced that elitist Harvardians--both liberal and conservative--disdain "rednecks" any more than they disdain the working class in general...
...message is the medium, rock 'n roll will become slick, polished and unspirited like the compact discs that play it. It's already happening. I immediately associate the word C.D. with artists like Dire Straits, Steve Winwood and anything on the Windham Hill label--music that sells albums but doesn't inspire much personal devotion because any emotion it peddles is clearly mass manufactured...
...appears to care little about deficit reduction. The White House seems to care only about keeping Bush's no-new-taxes pledge. Administration officials like to point to Darman's optimistic economic assumptions and deficit predictions as well as the relatively good business climate. Bush has not uttered a word about the budget deficit in weeks...
...ancient city now called Nimrud, located in what is present-day Iraq, was once the military capital of one of history's fiercest empires. When word first leaked out this summer that Iraqi archaeologists had discovered a major find at the site, scientists around the world were immediately intrigued. The reports told of remarkable archaeological treasures, including royal tombs heaped with gold jewelry of exquisite quality. But reliable information about the site was virtually impossible to obtain. The Iraqis refused to grant visas to the press or let any outsiders photograph the jewelry...