exploding offer n.— «So how do judges compete with one another to attract top law students? The most favored method is the pre-emptive strike, or “exploding offer.”…By interviewing and making offers to students just a...
spanging v.— «Just over a year ago, 16-year-old Jessica Adams was living on the street in the U District “spanging” for spare change, doing acid and, at her lowest point, using some “clear liquid” that she doesn’t...
6,000-mile screwdriver n.— «Well, we don’t know yet. I mean, that is—and again, we’re not going to apply the 6,000-mile screwdriver on that.» —“Lt. Gen. Mike Mcduffie Holds Defense Department Briefing On Refugees” by Mike...
belly button n.— «We also have reach-back capability when we go to the field, since we’re the space belly button for whoever’s in the field—reach back to the SOC as it stands up and other space units.» —“Defense Department Spokesman...
belly button n.— «One is that we have put in place a clear chain of command. There is a single belly button now that is responsible for the status of the I.T. infrastructure in the department—the four-star.» —“U.S. Representative...
cato n.— «Cnce a year, on this bleak, 400-square-mile dry lake bed, they meet for the Indy 500 of rocketry, with waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. This year, the subculture itself is on the defensive, unsure whether it...