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social earthquake n.— «We are producing enormous stress within our ecological and social systems that creates the possibility of what I call social earthquakes; the probability is going up of major system discontinuity and we’re acting as...
second wall n.— «Mr Tsao pointed out that in addition to the stress of having to pass the exam, there is the financial hurdle: naturalisation currently costs $US400 ($A506) to complete, and may rise to $US800 under current proposals. His...
stressette n.— «Of the 1,000 women aged 16-25 who were surveyed, over 50% indicated that they feel incredible anxiety about their body image as well as what the future holds for them. Feeling stress from trying to be “hot” and...
Katrina brain n.— «They coined a term here: “Katrina-brain.” It’s a common symptom of post traumatic stress disorder where it is difficult to concentrate, remember or complete tasks. It has become part of the vernacular here...
norg n.— «“Norg” because we need to lose our old identity with one dying medium, newspapers, and stress our most valuable commodity, the one that we truly own, and that is news…without the paper. Thus, we must now be news...
Blackberry thumb n.— «There’s even an informal name for the malady—”BlackBerry Thumb”—a catch-all phrase that describes a repetitive stress injury of the thumb as a result of overusing small gadget keypads.» —“Blackberry...