snowball sample n.— «Researchers pursue what is called a “snowball sample,” seeking out workers who then recruit their friends in a process they liken to a chain letter, or to the “six degrees of separation” theory of connectedness. A...
snagging report n.— «Working with builders, investors, estate agents and private buyers InspectaHomeSpain have been providing new property inspections, more commonly known as snagging reports.» —“InspectaHome Spain’s Survey of 350...
twinkie tax n.— «According to the survey, over 75% of consumers would support the “fat tax”—or “twinkie tax” as it is sometimes called—if the revenues were used to make healthier foods less expensive or to make...
earthquake lights n.pl.— «Piccardi explained that frictional heating, electron emissions, luminescence resulting from sound, and electrical charge changes that momentarily turn rocks into semiconductors all can result in what he and the U...
toot route n.— «We know more about saw-whets now than we did 10 years ago, because of an innovative survey technique called a “toot route” that was used by the Game Commission in 2000 and 2001 to locate saw-whets...