blink n.— «I have met a number of blinks who work for various security and intelligence agencies for the Federal Government. These jobs, for a blink with the appropriate aptitude and education, represent some of the highest paying...
ringfencing n.— «Hoping to inoculate its unregulated businesses from the utility’s financial misery, PG&E split up its corporate family into distinct entities using a complicated technique known as “ringfencing.” The...
diesel therapy n.— «Rinaldo Reino, a wheelchair-dependent inmate from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Mo., charged Wednesday that he was threatened with the punishment of a grueling bus trip—what inmates call...
check six n.— «“It was a quick check six,” said the reservist from the Jacksonville area who flies for Federal Express, referring to a military parlance for looking to the rear.» —“Biker admits to speeding in fatal...
oil spot strategy n.— «Traditionally, there’s a real menu of strategies for dealing with insurgencies and insurrections. The oil spot strategy: clear and hold; enclaves, search and destroy.» —“U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA)...
swirling n.— «There are “swirling” transfers—students who are enrolled in two or more schools simultaneously.» —“College Credit Mobility” by Jerome Sullivan in Committee on House Education and the...