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or fogeyish
as in stodgy
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That sort of living-document approach helps keep The Invite from coming off as overly stagy or stodgy.
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Think of it as pasta salad that’s more crunchy greens than stodgy pasta, or a green salad with the extra support and satiety of protein and carbs.
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Like sparks igniting, the result is a piece that feels alive with energy rather than a dowdy relic of the past.
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Reed was not the typical dowdy or frumpy critic.
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Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse.
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These had a head dominated by large eyes and a partially ossified jaw—but again, no external gills.
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But rather than simply repeat the even-then ossified list of events leading to the invention of photography and the medium’s later innovations, the book uses a series of stories, reminiscences, and tall tales to describe how photography transformed everyday (and not so everyday) experience.
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The President, this faction argued, was too cowed by hawkish interventionists like Mark Levin, a neoconservative commentator.
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Those twenty-five years or so were the apex of Washington Consensus conservatism, of neoconservative interventions abroad and neoliberal economic policy at home.
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The organization has not announced a set release time for the scores only information stating that they will be made available on July 6.
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Unlike dining at a restaurant or ordering an Uber, the etiquette of tipping at sea can be confusing, with varying policies and pre-set service charges.
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But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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Acquirers should look for these kinds of recurring and diversified revenues, as well as assess whether the brand has a loyal community.
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Handing the follow-up to her, and her faithful floating dog Krypto, strikes me as an extremely natural next step.
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Austin Sumter, a faithful reader of this newsletter.
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