wait-warping n.— «“We’ve seen the results of studies where people have taken the time to measure how long it takes at a cashier versus how long it takes for a layperson scanning the items in self-checkout, and it takes longer for...
Teen Endangerment Act n.— «Late the evening of Sept. 29, senators declined to invoke “cloture”—closing debate and moving to a substantive vote on a measure—on S. 403, the “Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act...
sweep room n.— «Also at Lanphier, beginning Monday, administrators will make sweeps of the hallways when the bell rings at the beginning of the first morning class and the first afternoon class. Teachers will close their classroom doors...
dipping n.— «The lawsuit claims that guards routinely engage in a practice called “dipping,” which Norman called a sadistic version of a common control measure. According to the suit, the guards take hold of the teens, twist...
wear-away n.— «The act would eliminate the uncertainty by making it clear that cash-balance plans don’t violate federal laws against age discrimination, Klein says. The measure also bars companies from freezing older workers’ benefits...
celebrity colonialism n.— «This Western security force is not a US or European army plundering Namibia’s natural resources or threatening to topple its government. It is the security entourage of one Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the...