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Venelandia n.— «Some builders are embracing throwback neighborhoods with parks and shops—a movement that is planned for Doral, a western Miami-Dade city.…Doral’s potential is not hard to grasp. The city has become an enormously...
HANS n.— «HANS: The Head and Neck Safety device, which became famous after Dale Earnhardt’s death at Daytona. The brace fits around the shoulders and attaches to a driver’s helmet, limiting neck movement during a crash to help minimize...
poverty draft n.— «“They’re not just going into the schools, they’re going into economically poorer schools,” he said of the recruiters. “This is what the anti-war movement refers to as the “poverty draft...
Georgiafornia n.— «A growing anti-immigrant movement is sweeping the South, with groups in Arkansas and other states calling for the withdrawal of services from undocumented immigrants. Georgia—which some have taken to calling...
social dumping n.— «The principle would “encourage service providers to move their headquarters to the EU member states with the lowest tax rates, environmental requirements and protection of workers’ rights.” According to...
sitzprobe n.— «When the orchestra is ready, we have what the germans call a Sitzprobe and the Italians a prova all’italiana: The singers sit on the stage and sing their parts, accompanied for the first time by the orchestra, without...