(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
Certainly it needs to be rigorously reworked and the dross jettisoned
Certainly it needs to be rigorously reworked and the dross jettisoned
(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding
commodities shaped by business exigencies and corporate strategies
commodities shaped by business exigencies and corporate strategies
when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)
an implicit dismissal of the significance of advertising content in favour of polysemic texts
an implicit dismissal of the significance of advertising content in favour of polysemic texts
(linguistics) the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking OR the act or an instance of omitting something
Too often the distinction is elided between a simplistic notion of direct effects [...] and a more nuanced understanding of the relationship
Too often the distinction is elided between a simplistic notion of direct effects [...] and a more nuanced understanding of the relationship
(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
protected from the vicissitudes of Google's own economic fortunes
protected from the vicissitudes of Google's own economic fortunes