Archive for May, 2006

pleonasm: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

pleonasm: the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
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Sidelines: Wattenberg will go to world meet (Chico Enterprise-Record)

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Clint Wattenberg, a former Pleasant Valley High and Cornell wrestler, took a big step this weekend toward his goal of being an Olympic champion in 2008 when he made the U.S. Team at the USA Wrestling World Team Trials in Sioux City, Iowa.
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equable: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

equable: equal and uniform; also, not easily disturbed.
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Help Wanted: Part-time openings on News’ Sports Scoreboard staff (Deseret Morning News)

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

The Deseret Morning News has part-time openings on its Sports Scoreboard staff. Employees compile box scores and perform other clerical functions at the Sports Desk.
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forfend: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Monday, May 29th, 2006

forfend: to avert; also, to protect or preserve.
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Assistance groups reach out to immigrants (Greensboro News-Record)

Monday, May 29th, 2006

She was from Guatemala, and about to become a single mother, but she had no house and no job. A friend of hers, a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, reached out to No? Ju?rez, director of the church’s Latino ministry.
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cerebration: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

cerebration: the act or product of thinking.
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Fortunately, Mississippi elects its insurance commissioner (Delta Democrat Times)

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale is quoted in the May 9, 2006, edition of The Clarion Ledger as stating “the free enterprise system must be allowed to work in the insurance market.â€
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malcontent: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

malcontent: one who is discontented or dissatisfied.
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Actor Debbouze takes messages to Cannes (AP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

Now that Jamel Debbouze is a movie star, he finally feels that people accept him as French. Born in France to Moroccan parents, he sometimes felt like a foreigner in his own country.
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