shadow toll n.— «When the toll roads were built, the TCA said no taxpayer money would be used to operate roads, Fitts said. But the term “shadow tolls” seems to be a euphemism for “taxpayer-supported toll road,” he...
flare out n.— «After experiencing months of saturated soils in the winter, then bone dry periods in the spring and summer, some Douglas firs planted in less than ideal situations are showing what some foresters call “flare...
shot house n.— «In two places on the Bowery and one on Park Row arrests were made and alleged liquor confiscated. The police say that the three places were “shot houses” where liquor is sold at 5, 10 or 15 cents a drink...
frequent flier n.— «In the meantime, toll-taker Arnold Smith watches the regular bridge users—the “frequent fliers”—pass by each day.» —“Some Pay Price, but for Others Oceanside Span Takes Bigger Toll” by John M...
phoneslaughter n.— «In Washington state, it’s not illegal to drive while using a cell phone, nor is law enforcement required to track it as a factor in collisions. And if you kill someone while you’re doing it—called...
sugar n.— «Already, diabetes has swept through families, entire neighborhoods in the Bronx and broad slices of Brooklyn, where it is such a fact of life that people describe it casually, almost comfortably, as “getting the...