by
Lee McGuigan
(editor)
dross
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(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior
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Certainly it needs to be rigorously reworked and the dross jettisoned
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Certainly it needs to be rigorously reworked and the dross jettisoned
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exigent
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(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding
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commodities shaped by business exigencies and corporate strategies
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commodities shaped by business exigencies and corporate strategies
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polysemous
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when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)
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an implicit dismissal of the significance of advertising content in favour of polysemic texts
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an implicit dismissal of the significance of advertising content in favour of polysemic texts
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elision
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(linguistics) the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking OR the act or an instance of omitting something
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Too often the distinction is elided between a simplistic notion of direct effects [...] and a more nuanced understanding of the relationship
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Too often the distinction is elided between a simplistic notion of direct effects [...] and a more nuanced understanding of the relationship
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vicissitudes
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(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs
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protected from the vicissitudes of Google's own economic fortunes
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protected from the vicissitudes of Google's own economic fortunes
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