| 单词 | defensiveness |
| 例句 | The police responded with anger and defensiveness; violence, they said, was a tragic but inevitable part of police work. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Our tribes have been at war before,” the Ashanti responded, a defensiveness in his guarded tone. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Disgust, for example, is 1, contempt is 2, anger is 7, defensiveness is 10, whining is 11, sadness is 12, stonewalling is 13, neutral is 14, and so on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A new defensiveness had begun to creep into Blaine’s tone when they talked about his friends, perhaps because he sensed her discomfort with them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It struck Rishi how soft and vulnerable and hurt his little brother looked in the instant before his defensiveness came back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The notation “7, 7, 14, 10, 11, 11,” for instance, means that in one six-second stretch, one member of the couple was briefly angry, then neutral, had a moment of defensiveness, and then began whining. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He has found that he can find out much of what he needs to know just by focusing on what he calls the Four Horsemen: defensiveness, stonewalling, criticism, and contempt. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I scribbled with some defensiveness: You never saw twins? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mustafa’s voice is sincere, without a shred of the defensiveness that creeps in when he apologizes to our parents. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Daniels, in a virtuoso turn blending manic guilt and narcissistic defensiveness, gives us realism at a fevered pitch. And the winner is ... the ensemble cast: How Broadway's best acting was a group effort 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Here were bands in various stages of delusion and defensiveness. Music Review: Dancing Under the Sky 2013-07-22T22:01:52Z It’s this same baggage that sparks her defensiveness. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 9 Recap: Rumspringa 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Much of Marr’s story is shadowed by an elliptical defensiveness, conveying the disorienting quality of an argument of which one only hears one side. Johnny Marr recalls the Smiths’ early days 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Like Berlinger's movie, it allows the viewer to ponder the possibility that this is a lawyers' gold rush, but the employers' complacency and defensiveness tell their own story. Bananas!*: Film review 2010-04-15T21:40:00Z Ms. Lawrence seems to nail QZ’s prickly defensiveness without any visible effort. Theater Review: In ‘The Few,’ a Man’s Return Stirs Emotions 2014-05-11T20:04:03Z Mr. Norris’s awareness of how lonely this defensiveness leaves people is what saves “Clybourne Park” from heartlessness. Theater Review | 'Clybourne Park': Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors 2010-02-22T08:11:00Z “Expect a bit of defensiveness,” the essay warns. Is There Such a Thing as ‘Ethical Cheating’? 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Her innate defensiveness was toughened further by her experiences in the music business. Alicia Keys: 'Everything I do comes from a primal place' 2011-07-14T20:30:02Z She’s got that exact same snobbery as indie rock, the self-governing esoteric rules, the fierce defensiveness about her way of life, the wariness of latecomers.” Carrie Brownstein, Riot Grrrnup 2011-12-30T15:03:30Z Often, after developing some hypothesis, he falls back into a cranky defensiveness: “That’s just my opinion; could be right, could be wrong.” Books of The Times: Crunch the Numbers; Solve a Famous Murder 2011-06-02T21:24:11Z One should steer clear of the “conflict behaviors” most predictive of divorce: contempt, criticism, stonewalling, and defensiveness. People Are Still Getting Married, and This Book Is Here to Help 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Though they disapproved of Westboro, they approached her with curiosity and humor instead of scorn, lowering her defensiveness. At 5, She Protested Homosexuality. Now She Protests the Church That Made Her Do It. 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Does she ever walk back her defensiveness later and accept new information? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Struggling to mend a strained friendship 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z When divorce Matt fumes at his girlfriend after she catches him lying about his marriage, he shows the same defensiveness of a poker player losing a hand. Researching Your Book? Hit the Casino 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z That Fortgang casually tosses in an aside that by “raising questions about our crippling national debt, we’re called Tea Party radicals” suggests there be a deeper defensiveness here. We don’t need your apology, Princeton kid 2014-05-05T14:21:00Z By emphasizing the harm done to both men and women, the term has the potential to prompt less defensiveness among men than more overtly political terms such as "patriarchal" or "sexist" masculinity. "Toxic masculinity": what does it mean, where did it come from — and is the term useful or harmful? 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Robertson convincingly portrays Sophia’s defensiveness and irritating energy, but there’s a pinched, limited quality to her performance. Review: In Netflix’s ‘Girlboss,’ a Heroine Who’s a Tough Sell 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z But his lack of defensiveness forced me to consider his most disastrous decisions as a function of human fallibility rather than inherent evil. Perspective | Only in Washington: The CIA lawyer, the film critic and the obscure 1950s movie that forged their unlikely bond 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z A hint of defensiveness creeps in, though, as she notes that 80 percent of her donors are small-dollar locals and that one of her first big donors was a Republican. Melissa Gilbert won hearts as a child star. Can she win a seat in Congress? 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z There’s a real problem here: the assumption, expressed through Grunwald’s defensiveness, that the environmental movement is somehow not respectable. The Green Movement isn’t fringe! 2013-03-05T17:20:00Z Concerns raised publicly and privately "have gone unanswered or been met with defensiveness, outright denial, or been ascribed to problems with 'communication'". Scottish writers and artists protest over 'deepening malaise' at funding body 2012-10-09T16:22:42Z Zelda finds herself stumbling into unexpected minefields, unable to break through Rachel’s armor of defensiveness. | 'The How and the Why': Student Meets a Mentor She Has Met Before 2011-01-18T22:30:20Z As a result, an element of defensiveness occasionally creeps into Greenberg’s prose, particularly regarding her many speculations or frequent use of “may have.” The First Lady Who Begat Phyllis Schlafly, Nancy Reagan and Ivanka Trump? 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The defensiveness and intense reaction to my observations about the politics of "Game of Thrones" really demonstrated that I had tapped into something. "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Predictably, his remarks have set off a vigorous regional debate, with the right doing some “we told you so” gloating, and the left clinging to a dogged defensiveness. Eduardo Galeano Disavows His Book ‘The Open Veins’ 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z His explanation of frat culture is rife with qualifiers and defensiveness, as though he’s trying to mask an unpleasant truth. What’s Wrong With Men in America? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The key to investment success is to do the opposite and keep one’s emotions—aggressiveness and defensiveness—in balance. ‘Mastering the Market Cycle’ Review: The Dangers of Optimism 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z What looked for all the world like apathy and defensiveness turned out to be a profound lack of confidence and a tattered sense of self-worth. “Hi, I’m right here”: An open letter to Paul Ryan about poverty and empathy 2014-03-10T23:00:00Z PG: Tucked into the middle of the book is a very gentle primer on being a woman in politics: No anger, no defensiveness, just laying out the story with data. Hillary Clinton and America Ferrera on Pain and Progress (and Hiking) 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z That situation may explain a certain defensiveness when those involved talk about their new projects. Architecture: Spanish Cities Pin Hopes on Big Arts Complexes 2011-09-05T13:00:08Z As Emma talks in clipped, accelerated sentences, you sense the same fierce defensiveness Houston often put on like armor in interviews during her career. Movie Review: Movie Review: ‘Sparkle,’ With Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks 2012-08-17T15:03:02Z "To their pointed questions, Ms. Miller reacts with denial, defensiveness and attempts to power over the girls before admitting — with melodramatic anger and tears — that she is reeling from her husband's infidelity," writes Beauboeuf-Lafontant. The only thing my quarantine brain wants to watch right now is sketch comedy 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Gevinson nails exactly the aggressive defensiveness of a girl who sees boys as both the enemy and salvation. ‘This Is Our Youth’ Stars Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z It simultaneously conveyed respect and obligation, with a twinge of defensiveness. The inmate I can’t forget: I thought prison inmates were the dregs of society, until I became one of them 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Can we own our own complicity, can we lay down the defensiveness and ask ourselves — and others — for change? An innocent man on death row makes me a gift: How hope persists despite the odds 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z He also ventures some thoughts about how that particular cycle might be broken by a lot more openness, a lot less defensiveness, and some old-fashioned growing up. Robert Webb: ‘Jokes are important for men – we think we invented them’ 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z It is a statement that is, at least on one level, understandable in its defensiveness, and yet one that underlines a continued disconnect between the network and the concerns of its critics. After Charlottesville, HBO doubles down on “Confederate” 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Unless you actually do see their intrusiveness as the lesser evil than their defensiveness — we all make our deals, and you get to decide which trade-off to choose. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A caregiver-spouse struggles with feelings of emptiness and resentment 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Often, the women struggle and resist as much as they support each other, joining for a group lift, for instance, only to pull back and glare with defensiveness. Dance COLEctive shows it hasn't gone soft 2011-01-21T16:07:32Z Because of defensiveness in the community and that attitude, there is more of a stigma. “‘The Lion King’ is an extraordinarily sexual film”: Inside the fascinating, misunderstood world of furries 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z But Netflix's defensiveness of Chappelle is indicative of how this unwavering support for its biggest names is at the expense of its less famous employees. Netflix execs and "Squid Game" VIPs are playing from the same out-of-touch handbook 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z The defensiveness of Chappelle's "conditions" make it clear that he sees trans people who are critical of him as the aggressors, and himself as their victim. Dave Chappelle is willing to speak to trans Netflix employees “with some conditions” 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z With drama, it’s been a little different, because I’ve discovered there’s ego and defensiveness involved, because I do care about it and I am proud of it. Sarah Silverman on Therapy and Her Dark New Movie 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The stated desire for more, better or different kinds of movie representation, like other forms of feminist advocacy, is often met with defensiveness, or heard as special pleading. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z I found the novel’s defensiveness about the moral dubiousness of its aesthetic project kind of charming, but also frustrating. Sally Rooney’s Novel of Letters Puts a Fresh Spin on Familiar Questions 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z I think a lot of that defensiveness is rooted just that, this fear of change, that we and our desires change over time. Can women be saved from bad sex? "Finding your desires is a conscious process," says author 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z His defensiveness surfaced at telling moments, underscoring Dyson’s observation that there are psychological reasons aside from uncut hatred that could lead a white man to make a mistake like Maher’s. Bill Maher’s Weird, Effortful Apology for Saying the N-Word 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Not least, they grow tedious in their defensiveness about what they regard as an inestimable treasure. ‘Shakespeare’s Beehive’ review: Are these notes and scribbles the Bard’s? 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z To their pointed questions, Ms. Miller reacts with denial, defensiveness and attempts to power over the girls before admitting — with melodramatic anger and tears — that she is reeling from her husband’s infidelity. The power of Black Girl Humor: When comedy and #BlackGirlMagic converge 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Now this looks like a play in which Rattigan came as close as he ever did to exposing his own emotional defensiveness. In Praise of Love ? review 2011-04-06T17:59:43Z The real obstacles to the romance are personal and psychological: Fallon’s defensiveness against people’s judgment of his profession, and Robyn’s sense of drift in her own life. In These Romance Novels, the Characters Are Sexy, Hot and Toting a Ton of Emotional Baggage 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z And a real realization that in their defensiveness, that, too, is privilege at work.” Claudia Rankine Looks at White Privilege From 35,000 Feet 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z I read articles that say criticism and defensiveness will eat away at a relationship, and I worry because I am a rather critical and defensive person. When Love Seems Too Easy to Trust 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z She said that when people were compelled to recognize that something is offensive to others, particularly when that thing has emotional import, “what mostly comes out as a reaction to that is anger and defensiveness.” What Happens Now to All That Washington N.F.L. Merchandise? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Except the part about banishing defensiveness — that I agree with completely, thanks. Carolyn Hax: Family’s cluelessness or vindictiveness goes beyond ‘weird’ 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Hwang’s conflict with his father also explains his defensiveness on the topic of money. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z A perennial issue, this reflexive defensiveness is especially pronounced at the moment. Barbara W. Tuchman, Folly and the Stream of History 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z When writing of the ’90s, Ms. Evans fluctuates between restraint and defensiveness, particularly on subjects whose stories are not as triumphant as Hopper’s. ‘Broad Band’ Review: Mothers of Invention 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z There is a strong clash between working moms and stay-at-home moms, with groups that socialize together on each side but a lot of disdain and defensiveness between the two. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Jets vs. Sharks, Crips vs. Bloods, Working Moms vs. Stay-at-Homes 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z That comes with a splash of defensiveness — the desire to protect this unavoidable, immutable and generally unselfconscious presentation that signals a whole way of life. How Does a New Yawker Tawk? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z If there are traces of defiance — or defensiveness — in Rosalía’s delivery, it is because she has not always been praised for helping herself to an all-purpose sonic and linguistic tool kit. Rosalía Reserves the Right to Transform 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z But her defensiveness speaks to the arduousness of this kind of revelation, the fact that it is going against not just entrenched power structures, but some formidable internal dictate of decorum or pride. Two Memoirists Explore Abuse and Survival 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z They manage to cross lines of alienation, defensiveness and despair and find their way to emotional and spiritual connection. The 99-Seat Beat: Marja-Lewis Ryan, Michael Kearns and 'Freud's Last Session' 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Those in their 50s or older, like Mr. Linowitz, who is 64, showed a certain defensiveness about their choice of instrument. Showing Off the Accordion’s Hip Side 2013-06-26T21:57:23Z The best way to encourage affection is to show it, and the best way to show it is for its own sake, without defensiveness, and without any notion of a quid pro quo. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: And baby makes them flee 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z His childish insults and adolescent defensiveness already sound ridiculous. Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump tightrope: Brilliantly impersonating a president who’s already impersonating a president 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Photograph: Anthony Crickmay There may have been an element of defensiveness in his statements, but Nigel was scathing about the elitism of contemporary dance and ballet. Nigel Charnock obituary 2012-08-07T14:06:41Z If he loses ground now, it will surely be because of his embarrassing defensiveness, which has not, up until now, received the uninterrupted airtime that it got last night. Hillary Clinton’s Miss Universe Moment 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z He has some of the half-rough, half-pretty charisma of a young Michael York, and he plays Edward with a perfect blend of diffidence and defensiveness. Review: In ‘On Chesil Beach,’ a Honeymoon Gone Wrong 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Fred Pierce, 58, a successful businessman from San Diego, also reacted with a modicum of defensiveness. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Johnson and Pierce are no longer the worst presidents. Thanks, Trump. 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z For Mama, with her rudimentary grasp of English, it leads to defensiveness, aggression and sleepless nights. Some Other Mother – review 2013-06-11T18:26:49Z The flute’s sounds provoke a series of reactions from the bird, from apparent indifference to raised-wings defensiveness, as the viewer attempts to discern what, if anything, the bird is making of this interaction. Animate/Inanimate: TarraWarra Museum of Art – review 2013-07-16T03:06:57Z “Like most people who struggle with addiction, she had fine-tuned patterns of self-defense,” Barnett says, yet we never see this defensiveness. The Injustice Deep Within the Justice System 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z I saw, predictable as a turning tide, an outpouring of white anger, defensiveness and ridicule. #CancelColbert accomplished nothing: Why social change movements must be inclusive 2014-04-03T18:32:00Z But until relatively recently, when classical players and composers began to embrace the instrument’s full patrimony — popular and classical — musicians intent on establishing the guitar’s classical bona fides often showed a prickly defensiveness. Critic?s Notebook: Marathon at 92nd St. Y to Wrap Up Guitar Festival 2012-01-26T23:38:46Z I think that it's not necessarily an evil impulse to react with horror and defensiveness to being told that you're a beneficiary of racism or sexism. Lindy West reclaims the "witch hunt": On comedy, feminism and why terrible men think they're victims 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The popular series “The Mandalorian” was built around the Fett iconography; its protagonist’s refusal to remove his helmet means that his character is embodied in his armor, in the indomitability and defensiveness it represents. Review: ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ Gives a ‘Star Wars’ Icon His Own Chapter 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z “You guys ever buy a bottle of your ex-girlfriend’s shampoo — not like from her, but her brand — wash your hair with it and then sit around and smell yourself?” he asks, pausing, before telegraphing defensiveness. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Concerns raised publicly and privately "have gone unanswered or been met with defensiveness, outright denial, or been ascribed to problems with 'communication'." Rift deepens between Scottish artists and Creative Scotland, as despairing open letter is published 2012-10-09T09:41:00Z While North Korean defensiveness was to be expected, Sigg said, he hadn’t counted on objections from democratic, liberal South Korea. Korean Art Goes on Show, With Protests From North and South 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z She is so confident about her work that she can discuss it without defensiveness. Caryl Churchill, by the people who know her best 2012-10-03T17:44:37Z Stop dwelling on how colleagues don’t understand or respect the process; all that mental muttering leads to defensiveness. Work Advice: What to do when colleagues find you difficult and label you a derogatory name 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Braun achingly conveyed the haunted man’s panic and defensiveness. Review: A Peter Eotvos Premiere and Schubert at the New York Philharmonic 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z I saw a lot of myself in her defensiveness and how she pushed away people who have her best interests at heart because of her own suspicions. Stephanie Beatriz of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” goes dark in “The Light of the Moon” 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Berger’s fans tend to provide the same answer, although there is more than a hint of defensiveness in the way they talk about it. A final night in blackface: Baltimore’s Al Jolson impersonator calls it quits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “Even in this era of liberal smugness it causes suspicion,” he notes with a touch of defensiveness. ‘It’s him, it’s sort of him’: Sam Shepard’s ‘The One Inside’ toys with fact and fiction 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z This defensiveness, constantly asserting his genius as if it were in question, eventually becomes dulling, like any act of bad faith. Review: In ‘MJ,’ No One’s Looking at the Man in the Mirror 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z "This will only create defensiveness in the person, and a productive dialogue will likely not happen," he said. How to talk hoarders about stockpiling items 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z There’s a defensiveness to the mockery, a telling joy in the takedown. Ryan Lochte: So sexy, so dumb 2012-08-06T21:30:00Z “The Choice” argues that this upbringing — along with the scrutiny of the White House years — contributed to a self-defeating secrecy and defensiveness. Review: ‘The Choice 2016’ Lets the Chips Fall Where They May on Clinton and Trump 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z But when it’s someone you really enjoy and hope will understand you, please resist defensiveness and kindly challenge the underlying assumptions as if they were unwittingly made. Carolyn Hax: Friends say couple can’t be busy if they don’t have kids 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z His defensiveness was foreseeable, but you triggered it anyway. Carolyn Hax: Ex marks a sensitive spot for divorced and protective dad 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Any defensiveness on your part will only make the doubters more certain of your hysterical over-parenting. Social Q’s: A Plan for Making Friends on Facebook 2012-07-06T00:57:16Z More than once, Galifianakis's defensiveness is punctuated by his chair collapsing underneath him. Galifiniakis' series makes TV debut, ferns in tow 2012-05-03T20:06:14Z Yet, because he was Irish and Catholic, O’Hara felt himself to be an outsider, and all his life, even after he had become wealthy and famous, he retained an outsider’s neediness and sullen defensiveness. The Eavesdropper’s Secret: On John O’Hara 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Even when Mr. Legend plays his old, smoother self, making a pickup in a club in “Temporarily Painless,” there’s a hint of doubt and defensiveness. John Legend: Love Songs That Bow to Dark Shadows 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Any more talking about his behavior, and you will push him into defensiveness. Perspective | 3-year-old goes on ‘evil-villain’ rants. What’s up with that? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Prose's defensiveness on this point is probably explained by her experience of teaching on American campuses, where the battle lines are much more sharply drawn than here. Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose – review 2012-05-26T23:07:19Z Perplexed: The dynamic after loaning money to people often seems backward when the recipient responds to generosity with hostility or defensiveness, rather than with gratitude. Perspective | Ask Amy: Woman wants to get out of her own way 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z These concerns have gone unanswered or been met with defensiveness, outright denial, or been ascribed to problems with "communication". Rift deepens between Scottish artists and Creative Scotland, as despairing open letter is published 2012-10-09T09:41:00Z Regular and chronic sassiness and disrespect are a sign of deep discouragement and defensiveness in a child. Perspective | Don’t blame genetics for daughter’s sassy demeanor. It’s more nurture than nature. 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Instead of wasting my limited time engaging in preemptive defensiveness, I decided to indulge in the small luxuries of new parenthood — such as showering. I could handle childbirth. Could I handle flying with a baby? 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Cyrus’s defensiveness is unfounded, nearly aspirational, a tirade against some internally conjured enemy who hates weed, hates peace. Miley Cyrus’s Quest for Realness 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z But he did say, with an odd touch of defensiveness, “Donald’s executive producer and the star of the show, and we all try and be supportive of that.” With Schwarzenegger as Host, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Lacks Old Bite 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z He came of age during a period in which photography had shed its defensiveness about whether it was equal to painting and sculpture. Wolfgang Tillmans Takes Pictures of Modern Life, Backlit by the Past 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z There was, of course, the defensiveness of Trump’s supporters, who were at pains to insist that despite the elaborate insults and bullying invective, Trump meant no harm to anyone. New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z In large part, white fragility — the defensiveness, the fear of conflict — is rooted in this good/bad binary. Lonnae O’Neal: Death of a Nation — white supremacy is slowly killing us 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z I can’t say whose wishes should come first, “Resentful,” but I think you need to cool down your personal defensiveness about this. Carolyn Hax: Family’s cluelessness or vindictiveness goes beyond ‘weird’ 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Yet you grow antsy in District 13 both because it’s such a dreary militarized world — created for maximum defensiveness and that’s it — and because it locks up Katniss, who was made to roam. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z He might be hilarious if he were played by a charming actor who didn't exude insecurity, defensiveness and hostility at every moment. "Californication's" atrocious masculine fantasy 2011-01-10T16:30:00Z Terry’s defensiveness about a large red birthmark on the side of his face only fuels his boorish behavior with Marnie. Review: ‘Marnie’ Stays in the Shadows in Nico Muhly’s Opera 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Yet in today’s context of staff cuts for music criticism at newspapers across the country, there is a refreshing lack of defensiveness about Thomson’s conception of a critic’s role. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z How long the company can continue at its current level of excellence without that creative vision remains a question that Mr. Mercy and Mr. Sturm acknowledge without defensiveness. Pina Bausch’s ‘Como el muguito’ at BAM 2012-10-07T05:10:06Z Anonymous: It won’t matter how nicely you say things if people don’t want to hear them, as your husband just proved with his defensiveness. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to talk about body autonomy with touchy-feely grandparents 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Aperçus like these are cut with defensiveness; the need to get the insult in before someone else says it. John Grant – review 2013-05-18T15:00:03Z You’ve interpreted his preference from his defensiveness, but that’s not the same as knowing what he wants you to say or not say. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: You have your motivation for weight loss. Your husband needs to find his own. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z And as he tightens his psychological grip on Laurel, who runs the emotional gamut of infatuation, defensiveness and terror, “In a Lonely Place” builds to a devastating finale. Want to Be an Instant Expert on Film Noir? Watch This Drama 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z There’s a defensiveness here, an anxiety that is understandable. That’s the Funny Thing About Grief 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z He spent most of this awkward but compelling exchange listening, without defensiveness, and then posted the entire 24-minute segment online. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z "I'm not sure the character's reaction would be hesitation so much as defensiveness," one said. 'East Los High': A teen soap opera that's a teaching tool 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Betraying an obnoxious streak that is really defensiveness taken to ludicrous extremes, Karla has trouble with close relationships. Comedy, and sex, in the cancer ward? 'A Funny Thing Happened' goes there with glee 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z That’s evident in her very posture, a mix of coiled defensiveness and thrusting exhibitionism, from the moment she sets foot onstage. | 'The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess': Audra McDonald in ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? - Review 2012-01-13T03:01:13Z First, I suggest individual counseling for the defensiveness. Carolyn Hax: How to find out if you and a potential partner are a good fit 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Which is exactly what this Oscars needed: a little more weird, a little more different and a lot less defensiveness. Academy Awards telecast is all too predictable 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Branch recalls King and his cohorts figuring out how to puncture the same carapace of apathy and defensiveness. Perspective | The brutal video of George Floyd’s death can galvanize a nation. If we stop scrolling. 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The responses are typically nonapologetic but can carry a slight whiff of defensiveness. Convention Diary: In a Swirl of Excess, No Guilt Included 2012-09-08T02:16:18Z The two researchers found contempt, criticism, defensiveness and stonewalling to be such central factors in the breakdown of these marriages they could be used to predict the likelihood of divorce with 93 percent accuracy. The “kiss of death”: One behavior, above all, can doom a relationship 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z As they argue, Kurt’s defensiveness is laced with acidity: “He realized,” he tells her, “he wasn’t experiencing the attack in the emotionally penetrable way that she was.” ‘The Answers’ raises haunting questions about a young woman’s mind and body 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z “Revolving Cycles” does this quite well with our hopelessness and confusion but also, less usefully, with our defensiveness and weariness. Review: In ‘The Revolving Cycles,’ What Happened to Terrell? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z As for Ayoub’s Mariam: it’s a movingly permeable performance, the phases of her exhaustion and defensiveness, suffering and courage all etched in her features. Review | In ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns,’ a searing indictment of the Taliban’s treatment of women 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Several readers noted the defensiveness of high-culture aficionados in cultural debates, and suggested they can be the most reductive of all. Readers' reviews: The Tree of Life and reductionism 2011-07-14T22:01:00Z King, interviewed the day after the show debuted, could be forgiven a certain defensiveness. ‘Sex and the City’ sequel creator looking for ‘slow burn’ 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z I saw how close to the surface that defensiveness was, about any self-evaluation on a national scale – among the loudest people, anyway. A life in writing: Barbara Kingsolver 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z Her internal rants often end with that question, evidence that so much of her disdain is prompted by defensiveness. Can a parent’s liberal values pass the public school test? 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Well, if you are even casually acquainted with the concept of injustice, you wrestle against defensiveness and pay attention. Review | Don’t believe it if they claim ‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’ isn’t for you. It is. 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Any defensiveness on your part will make the doubters only more certain of your hysterical overparenting. Social Q’s: A Plan for Making Friends on Facebook 2012-07-09T13:28:45Z Hamad’s conversations with scholars, journalists, humanitarian employees and other professional women of color about their experiences with White women’s defensiveness and gaslighting in personal and professional settings punctuate the text. Review | Ruby Hamad’s essay about White women’s tears went viral. ‘White Tears/Brown Scars’ delves deeper into performative victimhood. 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z It’s not a matter of coyness or defensiveness, though she does prefer that listeners find their own meanings. Aldous Harding’s Songs Won’t Be Pinned Down. Nor Will Her Voice. 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z And yet I hope it’s not only defensiveness that urges me to defend the form against an indictment that in some iterations seems more trendy than rigorous. An Answer to the Novel’s Detractors 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z When someone we care about finally screws up the courage to tell us that we’ve been upsetting them for a while, our best path is to try to put aside denials and defensiveness. My Brother Wants Me Out of His Life. Can I Change His Mind? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Eugenics, antisemitism, warmongering, male chauvinism, double standards: he answers the charges with a mix of stubborn defensiveness and belated guilt. A Man of Parts by David Lodge ? review 2011-04-10T02:30:01Z But they are quite distinct in their air of hermetic defensiveness. Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures – review 2012-09-29T23:05:27Z He sat among those gathered, where he listened intently, contributed occasionally and accepted criticism without a trace of defensiveness. Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z His eyes rimmed in waterproof black liner, Mr. Walker leads this buoyant journey into the past — which really isn’t so past, after all — with a piquant air of aggressive defensiveness. 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson': Public Theater Stages a Populist Musical 2010-04-07T04:12:00Z The saxophonist, often displaying that mix of self-satisfaction and defensiveness which marks artists who’ve received fame and derision in equal measure, remains undaunted. ‘Listening to Kenny G’ Review: Good Sax? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But the defensiveness, the frustration, the naïveté, the exhaustion, the Why do you see racism in everything? vs. ‘The Real World’ Revisited: When Reality Had Bite 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Cannibalising one's own image like this nods to the so-bad-it's-good interpretation of his work, inviting a measure of condescension and there is a pre-emptive defensiveness to the Hoff that I can imagine tipping into bitterness. David Hasselhoff: 'If we have to go with the Hoff to pay the rent, let's go with the Hoff' 2012-08-05T19:00:01Z He also navigates the Pattaya bar scene with an equally welcome absence of defensiveness or condemnation. Movie Review: ‘Teddy Bear,’ With the Danish Bodybuilder Kim Kold 2012-08-21T21:47:54Z His rhetorical style in legal proceedings over the years bears echoes of his political verve: a mix of ego, charm, defensiveness, aggressiveness, sharp language and deflection. Trump’s decades of testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z When it comes to other parts of her life, however, defensiveness cloaks that vulnerability in hardened battle gear. Stephanie Land's new memoir takes 'Maid' readers to school — not always in a good way 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Convincing them to drop their defensiveness about that long enough to admit that Trump is guilty is going to be hard. Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen: The struggle is real, when Trump co-conspirators are also his victims 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Out of defensiveness and scarcity thinking, some arts organizations are slow to welcome anyone back. Go forth, Seattle art lovers. The city needs you more than ever | Op-Ed 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z But neither is defensiveness or excuse-making or, worst of all, hiding one’s head in the sand. Positive outliers may hold keys to Black student success | Editorial 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z "That doesn't mean you have to really deeply understand it, it just means that you have to listen, develop the listening skills and not reach for defensiveness." Racism: Mental health impact of profiling and trolls 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Now, aged 33, Sawayama says she looks back on that period of her life with defensiveness for her younger self. Rina Sawayama: Therapy made me realise I was groomed at 17 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Now that he's been indicted in two separate jurisdictions for his efforts to overturn democracy, Republican leaders are, in a pique of defensiveness, doubling down. Republicans aren't handling Trump indictments well — they're doubling down attacks on democracy 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z But that willingness dries up temporarily in the face of new indictments, as their ascendent emotion is defensiveness. Trump's polling surges prove the charges of "deplorable" and "bitter clingers" 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Their over-the-top defensiveness is evident in all the various ways that Republicans exhaust themselves these days trying to deny obvious facts. The GOP move to "expunge" impeachments is part of their war on history 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z She said defensiveness was a real barrier to progress. Racism: Mental health impact of profiling and trolls 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z In California guidebooks dating back to the 19th century, I found the triumphalism, defensiveness and merited pride that’s been baked into Los Angeles’ communal psyche and tourism from the start. A guide to the guidebooks that told the world Los Angeles was a paradise 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z But it said the force had "a culture of defensiveness with a focus on preserving its own public image". Daniel Morgan murder: Government criticises Met Police repeat mistakes 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z She described the meeting as a “chaotic mess of defensiveness and attack.” A British Reporter Had a Big #MeToo Scoop. Her Editor Killed It. 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z He found that the highest-rated therapists tended, in those moments, to avoid responding with hostility or defensiveness, but instead replied with a pairing of language and tone that fostered a positive bond. Does Therapy Really Work? Let’s Unpack That. 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Thus, the great rage and defensiveness and lashing out when the many lies of Whiteness are exposed as such. On Tucker Carlson, Jordan Neely and "how white men fight" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Lumping peaceful demonstrators in with vandals and troublemakers in a crowd, the panel found, led to “unwarranted defensiveness and fear in SPD.” SPD should apologize for violence against Black Lives Matter protesters, panel says 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z This can sometimes minimize defensiveness and allow for a conversation. Advice | Ask Sahaj: Should I confront my neighbor about his bigoted opinions? 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The review said the biggest barrier was the Met's culture of defensiveness and denial about the scale of its problems. London police institutionally racist and sexist, report finds 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The Duggar case is similar and has caused quite a stir in pro-choice circles and defensiveness on the right. The trouble with GOP hypocrisy: Why Jessa Duggar's abortion and Bill Lee's drag aren't "gotchas" 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z For obvious reasons, corporate managements absolutely detest these sorts of analyses and generally respond to them with maximal defensiveness. Column: While workers struggled during the pandemic, CEO pay went up, up, up 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “Institutional defensiveness, putting reputation and self-interest above truth and responsibility, prevents progressive change,” the report said. UEFA blamed for near-disaster at Champions League final 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z She said her goal was for students to be lifelong learners, who lean into the unknown with “humility and curiosity” rather than “defensiveness and fear.” What’s so scary about teaching racial realities in schools? 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The indignities of a hard labor are the first cracks in that veneer, followed by bouts of lost time, visions, irritable defensiveness and a shifting alertness whose default emotions are fear and worry. Review: Postpartum terror besets Noémie Merlant in nightmarish 'Baby Ruby' 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Previous research has shown reflecting on one’s values can decrease defensiveness and conflict with others. Want to avoid a heated argument? This trick could help 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z His defensiveness has chipped away at the credibility of his claim that “people know I take classified documents and classified material seriously.” Opinion | Regrets over mishandling classified material? Biden should have a few. 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z If you hadn’t depicted such a loving relationship, I’d say her defensiveness was your real marital problem. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Wife finishes sentences for irked, slow-talking husband 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z At the root of the trolling mindset is defensiveness. How Trump and Elon build their cults: Exploiting right-wing insecurity 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z But subconscious bias can be caused by many things, including defensiveness. Why Scientists Got the Fast Pace of Arctic Warming Wrong 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The watchdog said the BBC's "failure to respond promptly and transparently created an impression of defensiveness by the BBC among the Jewish community". Ofcom: BBC made significant editorial failings over antisemitism bus attack report 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Republican defensiveness on abortion as evidence has encouraged Democrats to keep bringing it up. Democrats aim to keep spotlight on abortion, as they face midterm head winds 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Crossing the net sparks defensiveness and leaves you vulnerable to endless rebuttals. How a single sentence — and a tennis metaphor — can save relationships from imploding 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z He also notes the way that debates about taste frequently descend into condescension and defensiveness. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z On our own, we can't crack through the Republican wall of defensiveness about Trump. Do it, Dems! Vote for Cheney in a GOP primary 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z There’s a defensiveness to Malone and his team that’s laughably unfounded. Review: Post Malone concert doc is all flash, no substance 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z There is a lot of anger at these hearings and also a lot of defensiveness about January 6. Joe Walsh's MAGA warning: If Trump is indicted, expect "major violence" 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z His trip here was characterized by a sense of defensiveness, as he insisted it was not what it looked like. Biden’s Fraught Saudi Visit Garners Scathing Criticism and Modest Accords 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “The president’s defensiveness on this is wrongheaded. He should embrace it.” Nukes, Oil and a Prince’s Redemption: A Trip Fraught With Perils for Biden 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z "Aspects of dysfunctional culture include a lack of openness to criticism, defensiveness, looking inwards and not outwards and an acceptance of poor standards, a sense of complacency and a lack of challenge," the review said. Education Authority: Damning performance review published 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z And for better or worse, by design or not, this defensiveness about storytelling for its own sake feels especially symbolically weighty at this year’s 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. A TikTok contretemps, and a delicious eat-the-rich satire, at Cannes 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z And its use of capital letters in advising Republicans on what they should deny demonstrate the party’s defensiveness. Opinion | Republicans as ‘compassionate consensus builders’? Really? 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z "It feels bad to recognize one's role in perpetuating and benefitting from harmful systems, and empathy can be a helpful tool for encouraging learning and open-mindedness, as opposed to defensiveness or withdrawal." Shaming someone for their privilege isn't going to change their mind, psychologists say 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But nah, the party has gone all-out to destroy him, which only has the effect — as Bouie noted — of making the story seem truer, by dint of their extreme defensiveness. Why Madison Cawthorn triggers Republicans 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The facial attribute bedeviling Cyrano is nowhere visible, but the combative defensiveness of the title character still is, and brilliantly. Review | James McAvoy is a Cyrano knockout, and Sam Rockwell is a blast in Mamet 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Over the last five years, evidence has emerged of a "toxic" atmosphere at the trust, while in 2018 regulator the Care Quality Commission identified a "culture of bullying and harassment" as well as "defensiveness". Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Staff express 'inability to speak out' 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z “I feel very capable of using my mouth in sync with my mind,” he told reporters, with more than a hint of defensiveness, in 1987. How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z "It feels bad to recognize one's role in perpetuating and benefitting from harmful systems, and empathy can be a helpful tool for encouraging learning and open-mindedness, as opposed to defensiveness or withdrawal." Shaming someone for their privilege isn't going to change their mind, psychologists say 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z It's the defensiveness of white Americans who are struggling who go, "Where's my privilege?" Elie Mystal: Our Constitution is "actually trash" — but the Supreme Court can be fixed 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z More than 1,200 Google employees signed on to an open letter calling the incident “unprecedented research censorship” and faulting the company for racism and defensiveness. Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z It is the architecture of defensiveness, of suspicion, even fear. Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In short order, Europe’s leading powers have shifted into a position of heightened defensiveness toward Russia. Putin's fears of a unified, stronger Europe are fast becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z For me, it worked like magic to reduce defensiveness, challenges and peer pressure from friends, family and co-workers. Perspective | ‘I’m not drinking right now.’ You don’t need to have a problem to take a break. 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z And then we're all bringing that sense of defensiveness to our interactions with each other. "We live in a burnout culture": Author Jonathan Malesic on the death spiral of the American worker 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Such remarks since his exoneration only demonstrate authorities’ defensiveness about mishandling the case, Fair said. Jailed for 9 years, man acquitted of 2008 slaying sues King County, Redmond for ‘malicious prosecution’ 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z But they had an outsize effect on the Council’s moderate members, because in this moment of defensiveness and threat, going against members of your own tribe is extremely difficult. First They Fought About Masks. Then Over the Soul of the City. 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z It is also helpful to acknowledge anything positive you see, to preempt defensiveness and encourage cooperation. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Wife starts a business; husband starts to crack under financial pressure 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z If the end of my sentence made you flinch with defensiveness, then seek that therapeutic assist all the sooner. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Parents are upset by news of adult daughter’s eating disorder relapse 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Manchin explodes with hair-trigger defensiveness at even the mildest question that reminds him his "support" for the policies in Build Back Better is a big, fat lie. What Republicans know that Democrats don't: Power matters more than policy 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z There’s an automatic defensiveness to the idea of whites being evil and Blacks being victimized. Why a novelist shifted to essays about the 'disorientation' of being Black in the world 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The government has had an ambivalent response to criticism of its handling of the pandemic, with officials vacillating between apologies and defensiveness over the past few months. British government’s early pandemic response was a historic public health failure, lawmakers say 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z "Our anger, self-righteousness and defensiveness mask fear, shame and guilt for the harm of our actions," one point in the lesson states. Seattle 'anti-racist' training teaches city employees Whites are 'oppressors' 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z But we shouldn’t mistake defensiveness for healthy paranoia, or confuse a platform’s desperate flailing for a show of strength. Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The collective impression created by the remarks was one of defensiveness, said Mary Ziegler, a law professor at Florida State University. Back on the Bench, the Supreme Court Faces a Blockbuster Term 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z He said that while it was important to keep the “roots firm,” it was also important to do so “without defensiveness.” In Orban’s Hungary, Pope Urges Bishops to Embrace Diversity 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z “The cross urges us to keep our roots firm, but without defensiveness; to draw from the wellsprings, opening ourselves to the thirst of the men and women of our time,” he said. Pope Francis, during visit, urges Viktor Orban’s Hungary to ‘extend its arms toward everyone’ 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z I feel a rush of defensiveness toward the female music fans of Vegas, and tell him so. Back to the mosh pit: What it means for super-fans 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z So there's a lot of defensiveness on the right and an eagerness to prove that they know better than the actual experts. FDA approval will not change anti-vaxxers' minds — but it does make vaccine mandates possible 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Reveillac told Mr. Davis and other employees that his defensiveness made it intimidating for employees to offer him feedback. Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z His comeback — “a form of verbal jiujitsu” — undermines the implicit subtext and indicates they said something wrong, without creating a huge amount of defensiveness, Sue said. Verbal jiujitsu, disarming and other tips for dealing with microaggressions 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z But defensiveness lends the worrisome impression of a doctor afraid to take his own medicine. Column: A father writes to a critic who panned his son's play. The critic responds 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Hart’s ongoing defensiveness lends a sour quality to his presence now, both on screen as well as off. Review: Kevin Hart struggles for sincerity in 'Fatherhood' 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z His comeback — “a form of verbal jujitsu” — undermines the implicit subtext and indicates they said something wrong, without creating a huge amount of defensiveness, Sue said. Verbal jujitsu, disarming and other tips for dealing with microaggressions 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z In trainings, Sherman-Conroy called chaplains out about white fragility, defensiveness and resistance to recognizing implicit biases. On anniversary, Minneapolis reflects on how George Floyd's death changed their community forever 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z She said the board members listened without a hint of defensiveness. ‘Deep Regret’ Inside Aid Organization Grappling With Sexual Abuse 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z With Lawson’s images, all that work is happening almost entirely in your own mind, as you stand before it and try to reconcile all of the thoughts and feelings — pride, defensiveness, anxiety — that may emerge. The Artist Upending Photography’s Brutal Racial Legacy 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z For example, a therapist’s own grief, anxiety or guilt might come off as defensiveness or withdrawal. Therapists Are Reckoning with Eco-anxiety 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Toward the end of The Verge’s interview with Chan, he apologized for his earlier defensiveness around questions about the provenance of the footage. The unsettling surveillance of anti-Asian racism 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z A source recently spoke to Entertainment Tonight as well, making similar claims about William’s defensiveness. Prince William ‘very protective’ over Kate Middleton after Meghan Markle, Prince Harry interview: report 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Egypt’s defensiveness may be partly a reaction to the disorientation of the past decade. Opinion | Egypt presents Biden a familiar conundrum: How to handle a ‘friendly’ authoritarian 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z One woman asked, earnestly, how to handle the sense of offense, her instinctive defensiveness, as a Han person confronted with allegations and evidence of the atrocity. Chinese users flock to Clubhouse amid soaring popularity 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z When people called me out, I experienced the knee-jerk reaction of defensiveness and took shelter behind the title of critic. Column: 'Promising Young Woman' and 'Malcolm & Marie' put film critics under fire. Here's why 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Third, acknowledge the challenges and end the defensiveness. Opinion | Coronavirus vaccinations are off to a very slow start. That should set off alarms. 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z When people are confronted with something alien and powerful, like an invisible and fatal virus, reactions can reliably range from defensiveness to denial. The pandemic of 2020, our first panhuman event 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z “Our body language and demeanor and our lack of defensiveness, all of us, I thought was really good,” Franklin said. Penn State trying to stay upbeat despite 0-2 start 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z That defensiveness is only heightened because the people who were right all along are liberals. Trump's supporters haven't budged, despite everything. WTAF? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z “Her behaviors aren’t things that we don’t see in other bears, but she seems to exemplify defensiveness more than other female bears at Brooks River,” said Fitz. Nobody knows why this mother bear is so aggressive, but her fans online love it 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The posturing and grandiose claims arising out of his defensiveness will likely be more compelling to them than his actions. Will Trump's illness break his hold over his followers? Mental health experts say probably not 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But he gets caught up in his defensiveness and that is his weakness. 'The loser is us, the American people' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “There was both knee-jerk defensiveness about any suggestion that being white had meaning and a refusal to acknowledge any advantage to being white,” said one early sentence she marked. A white mom marched alone for Black Lives Matter. Her Black son urged her to do more 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “You let them know, without defensiveness, without guilt, that you want to help them come up with a different solution that works for them, because this one isn’t sustainable for you.’ How to Set Pandemic Boundaries for Relatives 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Falwell Jr., Merritt said, also has benefited from deep-seated defensiveness among religious conservatives who view themselves as always under attack — especially in recent years for embracing Trump. Jerry Falwell Jr. dreaded the spotlight. Then came Donald Trump. 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Tangible activism, not slogans or defensiveness, is what will strengthen science now. Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z “I was met with what I would call defensiveness.” How a Twitter campaign brought down the CEO of a prominent mental health startup 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Atlanta’s response to the homicide wasn’t marred by as much foot-dragging and defensiveness as Americans are accustomed to. Opinion | The Atlanta shooting shows how broken our law enforcement system is 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Boston has long carried a reputation as a city where black people encounter racism, which often fostered defensiveness. In a remarkable week, the sports world confronts issues long neglected 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z To conquer it, Brees and the angry, disappointed masses both need to recognize that and rise above insults and defensiveness. Perspective | Drew Brees was the saddest kind of wrong 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Many people have the sense of wounded defensiveness towards others that Kramer seemed to have. Larry Kramer used his anger to force elites to respond to the Aids crisis | Moira Donegan 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The leader’s need to seem infallible and defensiveness create a Game of Thrones environment where subordinates constantly compete to curry the leaders’ favor. Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “I am not going to hide behind defensiveness if I have taught a bad lesson,” Taubman said. Perspective | Uncommon Schools are demanding for students and teachers. This teacher likes it that way. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z And recriminations from abroad, including calls to make China pay for the pandemic that began there, have triggered defensiveness on the part of many Chinese. As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s defensiveness over the pandemic has become a central dynamic inside the White House as officials wrestle with difficult policy choices. Used to Meeting Challenges With Bluster and Force, Trump Confronts a Crisis Unlike Any Before 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Garrett notes, though, that his father stayed clear of the toxic resentment, defensiveness and sense of inferiority that racism often generates. Review | What Harvard was like for a black freshman in 1959 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Critics of the regime say its secretiveness and defensiveness about the virus are a danger not just to Iranians but to the region and the world. Iran’s shaky response to the coronavirus raises fears of escalating health crisis 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Biden's defensiveness on the campaign trail has raised questions among some Democrats about his possible electability issues, especially given President Trump's propensity for hammering the Bidens' perceived corruption. Biden, in New Hampshire, jokingly calls student 'a lying, dog-faced pony soldier' 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z It was not defensiveness I detected, not superiority, but a kind of rueful, collegial recognition of the strategies of the female writer — and quiet pride. How to Write Fiction When the Planet Is Falling Apart 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z When African Americans voice their anger and fears over the city’s racial climate, they’re often met with awkward silence or defensiveness from whites, he says. A nearly all-white Iowa town asked itself: Why do we hate? 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z What he failed to understand is that the minute you show defensiveness or weakness on Twitter, you’ve descended into the snake pit and are at the mercy of the vermin. The latest example of why pro golfers should never engage on Twitter - Golf Digest 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z There is something else, though, which is fascinating: Miss World seems, in 2019, to be determined to deny a reputation she no longer has; there is a defensiveness here, a desire to prove her usefulness. Miss World: 'It's rather prim for these filthy days… It’s a purity cult' 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z A movement characterized by anxiety and anger, by harsh language and hard edges, by defensiveness and undue pessimism isn’t going to win many converts. Opinion | Christian Doomsayers Have Lost It 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z But by the time Harris ended her campaign Tuesday, struggling in polls and fundraising, a defensiveness had begun to crowd her message of uplift. Democrats were excited about their initially diverse field. Now it’s notably whiter. 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z You’re getting solid expert feedback and from the general tone of the tweets, you might dial back the defensiveness. Press Watch: Soledad O'Brien attacks a Pence puff piece, sets off anti-NPR Twitter rampage 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “It appears we’re operating from a position of weakness and defensiveness, and the narrative is an ugly one,” Ms. Economy said. Engage China, or Confront It? What’s the Right Approach Now? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z There was pride and some defensiveness in his remarks. The Case Against Boeing 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z In a move that reeks of defensiveness, the comedian is banning attendees from bringing phones, taking notes or reproducing any of his material verbatim. Commentary: Yes, 'The Morning Show' has a #MeToo problem. That's the best thing about it 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z A trained dancer and martial artist, he acts with a ferocious physicality, alternating between robotic stiffness and lightning-quick grace, between defensiveness and confrontation. Review: Nadav Lapid's ‘Synonyms’ is a brilliant, corrosive portrait of a man without a country 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Martin did not relent in her defensiveness after O’Brien’s detailed critique. Press Watch: Soledad O'Brien attacks a Pence puff piece, sets off anti-NPR Twitter rampage 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Instead, it ended up being a familiar torrent of grievance, defensiveness and expansive statements about his view of his own powers. Newsletter: ‘This phony Emoluments Clause’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Part of Amazon’s defensiveness stems from executives’ conviction that regulators’ concerns are based not on logic but on a misguided understanding of retail. Is Amazon Unstoppable? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z I regret the edginess of my words and understand the defensiveness around an outsider challenging the culture of a place. ‘Seattle Freeze’ follow-up: Thanks for breaking the ice, now let’s thaw the whole village 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z A certain defensiveness did creep in on climate change, though. When Donald met Scott: a reporter's view of Trump and his White House wonderland 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z It hardly needs stating that this learned defensiveness, born from years of defeat, abuse, pointless compromise and self-gaslighting, is one of the Democratic Party’s most deep-rooted problems. The elite consensus on impeachment: We're deeply sad and wish it would go away 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z These help minimize defensiveness by keeping the focus on you rather than sounding like finger-pointing or an attack. How to handle a co-worker who always makes you wait | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Even Ms. Salazar said she understood the unions’ defensiveness: “There’s a little bit of, ‘We’ve been doing this for a long time. In New York, the Far Left Is Targeting a Close Ally 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z As she began to speak, the defensiveness she’d shown earlier that day dissolved. Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “When we try to talk openly and honestly about race,” she writes, “we are so often met with silence, defensiveness, argumentation, certitude, and other forms of pushback.” The Fight to Redefine Racism 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z From the very beginning, mainstream Democrats’ defensiveness about impeaching has been misguided on at least five points: Democrats' Trump-era quandary is familiar: Play offense or defense? It ought to be obvious by now 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Her background as a prosecutor was not a reason for defensiveness but a defining strength—an expression of the values she was raised with. Kamala Harris Makes Her Case 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z But if we approach past mistakes with defensiveness, then that, I think, is indicative of a problem. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the 2020 Presidential Race and Trump’s Crisis at the Border 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Her class tries to neutralize defensiveness, perfectionism and the “white savior complex” as participants try to physically interpret words such as “oppression” and “liberation.” White yoga teacher holding class for white people to learn how white supremacy is in their 'body, mind and heart' 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z She says the practice coupled with reflecting on white supremacy’s role in society helped her understand how racism manifests itself internally, including defensiveness, perfectionism and the “white savior complex.” Seattle yoga teacher’s ‘Undoing Whiteness’ class: Founded on deep purpose, it’s triggered outrage 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Though the defensiveness with which Ansari built his case continued to unnerve me, any temptation to judge him was equally uncomfortable. Aziz Ansari’s stand-up show addressed #MeToo – but it left me wanting more | Greta Parry 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The anger and defensiveness this knowledge initially brings out of Molly isn’t explicitly tied to longtime gamers or Star Wars fans bristling at the mainstreaming of “their” culture. Booksmart redefines nerds for a much more nerd-friendly era 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Questions about how this will work were met with Soviet defensiveness. The lost Louvre of Uzbekistan: the museum that rescued banned masterpieces 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Todd, as everyone calls him, is at best a jerk: bellicose, a drinker and, during his trial, prone to outbursts of defensiveness that undercut his protestations of innocence. Review | A woman fights to save a death row inmate in this fact-based but by-the-book drama 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z “I do think that people should expect defensiveness, but we shouldn’t let that defensiveness stop us from pursuing the conversation further,” Rivera said. When co-workers keep mixing up people of color in the office, ‘it kind of makes you feel invisible’ | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z There is a strong clash between working moms versus stay-at-home moms, with groups that socialize together on each side but a lot of disdain and defensiveness between the two. Shunned by both stay-at-home moms and working moms 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z "I’m sorry, Lindsey Graham, but your defensiveness is showing," Wallace added. MSNBC interrupts airing of Lindsey Graham's speech to criticize him: He's a 'human shield' for Trump 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The reason is that shaming can lead to more defensiveness or self-loathing on the part of the shamed. ‘Up there to humiliate:’ Is a Seattle school’s detention list bringing shaming back? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z That made clear how much Carlson enjoyed wallowing in misogyny and also exposed his bizarre defensiveness about forced child marriage. Tucker Carlson is probably safe: He's too valuable to the GOP for Fox to cut him loose 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi’s warnings were more wide-ranging than his previous repeated calls about risk, experts said, and his defensiveness is likely to constrain policy changes this year. 2019 Is a Sensitive Year for China. Xi Is Nervous. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Differences in taste are nothing new, but there is something about the anger and defensiveness provoked by this particular picture that makes reasonable disagreement unusually difficult. Oscars: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z All of this came from a feeling of defensiveness toward his friend, he said. Liam Neeson laid bare the logic of lynching, in all its horror | Moira Donegan 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Take for example the entrenched tendency for majority group members to respond with defensiveness and anger when they’re accused of prejudice. Can Outrage Be a Good Thing? 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z It is at the root of the most common kind of white defensiveness. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z He does so with great restraint, displaying neither the anger nor the defensiveness one might expect. One actor takes on the hazards of ‘Othello’ in his play, ‘American Moor’ 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z There is something about the anger and defensiveness provoked by this particular picture that makes reasonable disagreement unusually difficult. Oscars: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Let's be clear: O’Rourke has stood proudly and without defensiveness for important progressive values and positions. Beto vs. Bernie: The simplistic narrative that threatens to undermine the 2020 campaign 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z And yet, my initial reaction was defensiveness and anger, not the gratitude and self-reflection I so sagely coach my clients toward. Thanks a lot for the painfully critical feedback | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Lanza had “the rigidity of a youngster with autistic spectrum disorder” plus “sensory defensiveness” and “classical obsessive-compulsive features.” More than 1,000 pages of documents reveal Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza's dark descent 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z This article has forced me into the extremely uncomfortable corner of feeling stirrings of defensiveness about Priyanka. Indians unite to defend Priyanka Chopra 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z But far beneath those headlines are churches like Christensen’s, where the same themes that have come to define the scandal at large — betrayal, hypocrisy, abuse of power, defensiveness — are playing out in a microcosm. His assistant priest was just jailed on charges of molesting a child. Now he must face the parish. 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Inspectors said as well as the bullying and harassment claims they "found a culture of defensiveness from the executive team". 'Bullying culture' at baby deaths trust 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Apparently, the know an awful lot about what’s going on with the investigation but their only past year has been one of extreme defensiveness and name calling. Manafort’s Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Behind the facetious nature of the email I saw what I so often see when people hear the word "vegan" - hostility, defensiveness, even anger. Viewpoint: Are vegans really 'extreme'? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z “All of a sudden, when you have this defensiveness, you can’t really talk anymore.” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke remains defiant amid ethics probes 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s a “disbelieving defensiveness” that we whites persistently show about issues of race, often taking our denials to the point of absurdity. I just got treated to a whole chapter in the book on ‘white fragility’ 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But one of the unintended consequences was “a culture of defensiveness”. Prince William tells tech leaders: do more to counter cyberbullying 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Gradually, Philadelphians embraced Gritty, whose bellicose, sometimes inept character resonated in a city whose identity is wrapped up in a mix of blue-collar pride, defensiveness and a long history of athletic failure. Gritty’s First Month: The Heroic Ascendance of a ‘Ghastly Empty-Eyed Muppet’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z That "denial and defensiveness" is putting the whole reform in jeopardy, the MPs added. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z It added: "The department's systemic culture of denial and defensiveness in the face of any adverse evidence presented by others is a significant risk to the programme." Benefit delays 'force people to food banks' 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Those attempts at reconciliation and reflection, however, quickly gave way to the kind of reflexive, tribal defensiveness that is far more common today. Explosive Devices Add to Climate of Overheated Partisan Rancor 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z This led to much soul searching, defensiveness and disbelief. Post-crash economics: have we learnt nothing? 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Such defensiveness is not only morally wrong, it is self-defeating. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Unlike, say, the way Deadheads followed their band from city to city, this modern style of adoration takes place chiefly online, where it is driven not only by jubilation but by fierce defensiveness. Nicki Minaj’s Dark Bargain with Her Fans 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z I now want to approach her, but without triggering defensiveness. Calling Out an Employee’s Offensive Remark, Without Starting a Fight 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The defensiveness is plain: Mario is afraid of turning into his father. How Jorge Barón Biza Turned His Family Tragedy Into Fiction 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z On a day when the setting called for a show of strength and resolve from an American president, Trump instead offered deference, defensiveness, equivocation and weakness. Analysis | The moment called for Trump to stand up for America. He chose to bow. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z As a man, I’ve had the curious experience of tracking my own occasional defensiveness at female rage and wrestling with uncomfortable self-reflection. Opinion | What Men Say About #MeToo in Therapy 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z “And it is a defensiveness born of a fear that they might fail their children.” Why Asian-Americans Feel Powerless in the Battle over New York’s Élite High Schools 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z While some CEOs maintain a Jobsian cult of personality and where celebrity fan attacks mostly consist of endless walls of snake emoji, Musk’s followers differ in their moral righteousness and emotional defensiveness. The gospel of Elon Musk, according to his flock 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z So the sense of self-deprecation and defensiveness ahead of the tournament was understandable, with one prominent blogger dismissing the team as “abysmal” and “very weak.” Winning changes everything for once-ridiculed Russian national team 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The indignant defensiveness we may display when confronted by racial conflict is “white fragility.” White People Are Noticing Something New: Their Own Whiteness 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The defensiveness is understandable given how far short the summit fell of its own expectations. A historic handshake … but what did the Trump-Kim summit really achieve? 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z It imbued me with a tetchy defensiveness, and a resentment of people whom I then believed had simpler ethnicities: Scottish, Nigerian, Han. ‘I don’t look like most people’s idea of a Gypsy’ 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z There are vast gulfs that separate women from one another: gulfs of racism and money, of colonialism, bigotry, history, resentment, defensiveness, ignorance and hurt. How #MeToo revealed the central rift within feminism today 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “The general sentiment was that the defensiveness spoke volumes,” he added in an analyst note. Tesla drops in premarket after Musk lets loose on call 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z So are defensiveness and denial, rationalization, justification and a kind of puffed-up indignation accessible only to the profoundly entitled and entirely clueless. Thank you, Starbucks, for copping to the reality of implicit bias 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z “I think I would, yes,” Hammerstein replied, honestly and with no defensiveness. The Wisdom of Oscar Hammerstein 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Some mistakes were enormous, and even today remain unacknowledged by the principals themselves, as you can hear in spurts of defensiveness and denial throughout the interview. Opinion | Trump’s economic team needs to grow up — fast 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The bishop said there was an atmosphere of "defensiveness and pride" at the diocese's headquarters in Hove, along with a fear of the media. Diocese had 'major issue' with child abuse 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z But as he presented his findings to the editors, he didn’t encounter the kind of defensiveness he feared, he said. National Geographic Acknowledges Its Racist Past Coverage 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z His anger was as palpable as his defensiveness, and he apologised again to his family and his party for the scandal. Australia's coalition in crisis as PM goes to war with deputy over affair 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z It looks to me like the very word “binge” triggers pain and, necessarily, defensiveness. Binge Eating at Night? Your Hormones May Be to Blame 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Even her resignation letter struck a tone of defensiveness. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The chairman spoke of a "rampant" culture of litigation defensiveness in Northern Ireland's healthcare. Children's deaths report to be published 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Without mentioning the Republican memo, he said that federal investigations must be free of bias, and that he would not condone “a culture of defensiveness.” Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Sessions said Friday that it’s the department’s responsibility to identify past mistakes and that a “culture of defensiveness is not acceptable.” Battered but still loyal to Trump, Sessions endures as AG 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z Sessions says “a culture of defensiveness is not acceptable.” Sessions: Justice Department criticism may be deserved 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z “A culture of defensiveness is not acceptable,” he said. Sessions vows to eliminate political bias at DOJ 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z It was an evening of celebration, and defensiveness. ‘These are our true friends’: Trump fans flock to a Mar-a-Lago celebration 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In Oregon, the current mood around the rule change seems to be a good-natured mix of defensiveness and consternation. Oregonians hate your 'they don't know how to pump their own gas' jokes – LA Times 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z This often isn’t their individual fault, which is where defensiveness comes in, but it is true. Matt Damon, stop #damonsplaining. You don't understand sexual harassment | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z But in each instance, he explains the evolution of his thinking, and the grounds for it, without defensiveness or embarrassment. Opinion | Is anyone ever wrong anymore? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z When men are seen primarily as the cause of the problem, a natural default response is defensiveness rather than engagement. Millions of men suffer in silence after sexual abuse. How can we help them better? | David Lisak 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Whether you think someone’s emotional reactions are “reasonable” or not, the defensiveness, grief, and fear are real. Seven Ways to Keep Discord off the Thanksgiving Table 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The Portuguese believes his side’s performances are seen in an unflattering light amid accusations of defensiveness and cautiousness. José Mourinho: Manchester United kept out Tottenham but didn’t get any credit 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z “Operating from a place of defensiveness and denial will not turn the party around,” the research notes, ultimately advising Democrats to embrace “revitalized progressive populism.” Inside the Beltway: Dismal Democrats conduct their first autopsy 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Bannon could’ve made the case that he respects racial and ethnic diversity, and explained why it’s a core element of American strength, but his defensiveness took him in a different direction. Steve Bannon is ready for his ideological war 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z And while the vote was unanimous, some members had grumbled the resolution was unnecessary and reflected unnecessary defensiveness. 'We're Not Racists.' Republicans Vote to Condemn White Supremacists 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z But, before he goes too far, a defensiveness of Clinton and his role in the campaign takes hold. Lessons in disaster: A top Clinton adviser searches for meaning in a shocking loss 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z This January, the ultra-rich and the sparkling wine returned, but by all reports the mood was one of anxiety, defensiveness and self-reproach. Globalisation: the rise and fall of an idea that swept the world 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The result is a form of nationalistic historical celebration that often seems infused with defensiveness and xenophobia. Perspective | Happy Canada Day. Don’t get carried away with the celebration, please. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Trump does himself no favors with his defiant defensiveness in the face of widening probes, all legally sanctioned and resisted only at great cost and great legal and political peril for his administration. Democrats love bashing Trump. But that alone won't help them win again | Zachary Karabell 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Many survivors are struggling with medical bills and seek closure after years of being met with defensiveness from the church. Brooklyn Diocese Seeks to Compensate Sex Abuse Victims 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z This is where Trump’s defensiveness plays into enemy hands. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z That action shows defensiveness in China’s financial sector despite muted... Chinese Banks Limit Exposure to Anbang 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z A downward curve can mean defensiveness, says Siracusa, while a relaxed cat will “carry his tail in a neutral or low position.” Here’s What Your Cat’s Tail is Trying to Tell You “Now, that is unleashing a level of vitriol and defensiveness, hatred, that I don’t think we should tolerate.” Hillary Clinton connects Portland killing with anger during US election 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z "That is unleashing a level of vitriol, and defensiveness, hatred, that I don't think we should tolerate." Clinton Says Trump Unleashed a 'Dangerous' Level of Hate 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z I just can’t engage with the bewilderment and the defensiveness as they try to grapple with the fact that not everyone experiences the world in the way that they do. Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z That the council was not immediately forthcoming with an estimate of costs suggests a certain defensiveness; it subsequently put the council’s cost at $30,000, while the cost for the mayor’s group was $13,000. Opinion | Did nine D.C. council members really need to go to Las Vegas? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Keenan also raised the issue of how Trump’s boasting and defensiveness might affect the question of good faith. The Fourth Circuit Examines Trump’s Travel-Ban Motives 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The recent local backlash about Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che calling Boston “the most racist city I’ve ever been to,” is a perfect example of that defensiveness. Skepticism over racism shows some Red Sox fans don't know Boston's history 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z This constant defensiveness and fear of loss is a defining characteristic of conservative politics, as Brooklyn College professor of political science Corey Robin wrote in his book The Reactionary Mind. Has US sports media really become a leftwing propaganda tool? 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But if there is any unifying character to RT, it is a deep skepticism of Western and American narratives of the world and a fundamental defensiveness about Russia and Mr. Putin. Russia’s RT Network: Is It More BBC or K.G.B.? 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z In the wake of Mr. Trump’s order, there were measures of disappointment and defensiveness, with different reactions across the generational divide. Where Immigrants From Banned Nations Live in the U.S. 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z I don’t fold my arms or clasp my hands because it communicates a defensiveness I’m elated to realise I do not feel. 'Just don't stare': a night of nudity and dancing at the art gallery 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z But the complexity of his arc in “Silence” — the way Father Rodrigues’ pride and moral defensiveness gradually melt into a posture of ravaged humility and despair — is almost entirely absent. In honoring 'Hacksaw Ridge' over 'Silence,' the film academy chooses the lesser of two religious epics 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The rambling defensiveness that criticisms often provoke in him was not so visible. Donald Trump’s Dossier-Dominated Press Conference 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Susan: I suspect that many of my responders are indulging in profound defensiveness, because they're probably among those who stayed at home and didn't vote. 2016 in Charts. (And Can Trump Deliver in 2017?) 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z It is a welcome reset from awkwardness, defensiveness, suspicion. To bring a divided country together, start with a little spit 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Open your heart and put aside your defensiveness when the critical party is saying things that you don’t agree with and don’t want to hear. Why Apologies Should Be Part of Your New Year’s Resolutions 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z For Sisi, who rose as a creature of the system, the response to the Metrojet crisis was essentially to step back and allow the government to follow its instinctive course of defensiveness, denial, and inflexibility. Egypt’s Failed Revolution 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s too scattershot to be persuasive, even if occasionally it sparks thought about issues of cultural tradition, unfair international agreements, and nationalistic defensiveness. The activist documentary 'Behind 'The Cove'' falls short of the mark 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z There were two main reactions from the Trump faithful online: defensiveness and blistering anger. Let her go? Trump's supporters fume over U-turn - BBC News 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z White fragility leads to feelings of insecurity, defensiveness, even threat. White fragility, white fear: the crisis of racial identity in Australia, and beyond | Marcus Woolombi Waters 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It combines a childish defensiveness, a lack of respect for rights guaranteed in the Constitution, and a penchant for dark, conspiratorial derision of his critics. What Trump Needs to Learn About Protests 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z She developed an encrusted defensiveness over the years as the lawyer in her tried to protect him and their shared goals. The Clintons were undone by the middle-American voters they once knew so well 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z And the aides closest to her often reinforce her worst instincts, friends say: a lack of transparency, circle-the-wagons defensiveness and paranoia about the news media. If Hillary Clinton Moves to Oval Office, Aides’ Baggage May Be Heavy 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z When there is mutual antipathy, there is mutual motivated reasoning, defensiveness and hypocrisy. How to Get Beyond Our Tribal Politics 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z How much of her Achilles’-heel defensiveness is a byproduct of her marriage to Bill? Hillary Clinton’s male tormentors 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But they walked the line, throughout the two-week trial, between contrition and defensiveness. Rolling Stone defamation trial nears end as lawyers say facts of UVA case ignored 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Fragility leads to feelings of insecurity, defensiveness, even threat. Behind 2016’s Turmoil, a Crisis of White Identity 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z “I think your defensiveness on this may speak volumes, sir,” she said, ending the segment by suggesting Gingrich work on his anger issues. Battle of the Sexes: How Hillary Clinton's campaign has changed the discussion for and around women 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Kelly replied: “I think that your defensiveness on this may speak volumes, sir. “ 'Fascination with sex': Megyn Kelly and Newt Gingrich clash on Trump coverage 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Clinton’s reflexive defensiveness at questions about her shifting positions on trade and globalization provided more fodder to her opponents. How Trump Undermined Democratic Tradition 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “Depending on how the confrontation is done, the participants might show different levels of defensiveness and anger right away; but they usually show less race-based attitudes on tests we do later.” Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z “It works,” she said with a hint of defensiveness, “in part because I really believe it, O.K.? How do we get people to overcome these barriers?” ‘I’m the Last Thing Standing Between You and the Apocalypse’ 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “It’s something people do when they’re thinking, but I think it conveyed a bit of defensiveness,” Ms. Sherman said. What Story Did Debate Night Body Language Tell? 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Matthews let her praise Trump’s performance in the debate for some time, placing Hillary Clinton’s defensiveness in a harsh light all the while. Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway hints at leaving: “I’ll be with him ’til the bitter end. Unless…” 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Clinton’s penchant for secrecy and defensiveness are concerns. The Times recommends: Hillary Clinton, the only choice for president 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Clearly the Clinton-Kaine campaign’s strategy for the debates is to keep the focus on Trump’s shortcomings, real and alleged, and Trump’s defensiveness during the last hour of last week’s debate permitted that approach to succeed. Clinton-Keen 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “Every so often a Shriver will come out and let her defensiveness and feelings out, and then we get something to critique,” Older said. YA author calls out Run review's 'bad' implications of bisexual character 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z As it pursues that goal, Uber is watching Juno with defensiveness and skepticism. Juno Takes on Uber 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In a mix of candor and defensiveness, Mr. Obama said he had second-guessed himself more on Syria than any other issue during his presidency. Obama Puts Syria at Arm’s Length as Carnage Drags On 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Later on, I’ll show you how to follow up with position statements that express your beliefs in ways that can also disarm defensiveness. Defying the odds: How to flip a Trump voter using pure logic 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s so unlike America, this reticence, even defensiveness. The Year of the Reticent Voter 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Their defensiveness seems to have deepened, which worries longtime friends and advisers. How Hillary Clinton helped create what she later called the ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’ 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z When a colleague suggests improvements, “the proper response was ‘thank you for the feedback,’ not defensiveness,” Mr. Luettgen said. Focus on Performance Shakes Up Stolid Kimberly-Clark 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Clinton’s friends say that her penchant for defensiveness and secrecy is the product of a quarter-century of attacks from her critics, what she long ago called a vast right-wing conspiracy. A turbulent week for Trump overshadows Clinton’s vulnerabilities 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Afful-Stratton, all uncomfortable fidgeting and sharp edges, brings Nadia’s wariness right to the surface, though her performance doesn’t deepen much past that initial defensiveness. Ditching the past on the road to recovery in ‘Terra Incognita’ 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z There is defensiveness and gallows humor from people representing a party Sanders spent every day deriding as corrupted and standing in the way of real progress. “Every revolution needs a villain”: Misplaced leftist backlash gives Debbie Wasserman Schultz entirely too much credit 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The Cruz rally left the Convention itself unsettled, and as the speeches got underway last night there was a detectable defensiveness about Party unity. Ted Cruz’s War 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z His defensiveness was foreseeable but you triggered it anyway. Divorced dad wants to keep son from making same mistakes 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z If a person feels their partner continually shuts their concerns down with defensiveness, contempt or iciness, their conflicts never get resolved but are swept under the rug. What a Sex Therapist Is Really Thinking 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z At the same time, Mr. Trump alienated many voters with his mixed comments about Saddam Hussein and his defensiveness over a Twitter post that many people regarded as anti-Semitic. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Struggle to Be Unifying Voice for Nation 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Suzuki said he held the hits in Japan separately, too, and suggested that Rose’s defensiveness revealed the so-called Hit King’s true appreciation of Suzuki. Consummate Hitter Ichiro Suzuki Comes in Contact With an Irrefutable Number 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z I saw many examples in the video of white fragility — defensiveness about political correctness, racism, white privilege, the term “people of color.” Guest essay: Why it’s so important to understand concepts like white privilege and white fragility 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But there is an unmistakable air of defensiveness among homeless advocates to these potential solutions from elsewhere and a demand for more money to be thrown at the same programs, which aren’t exactly working. Time for fresh thinking on region’s homelessness 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z And in the South China Sea it has produced a contradictory mix of swaggering bravado and cowering defensiveness. The Danger of China’s Victim Mentality 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z “You are always finding fault with me,” she said with an adolescent defensiveness. My mother said all the wrong things after my miscarriage. But that's not a surprise | Jessica Zucker 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Clarissa’s and Lovelace’s letters to their respective confidants are as probing as any therapy session, and as riddled with defensiveness and self-deception. The Prude Who Invented the Modern Novel 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z She said she was "surprised" that the force was "still perpetuating this defensiveness", despite issuing an apology for police failures in 2012, more than a year before the inquests began. Hillsborough inquests: South Yorkshire police 'spin' evidence - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z She added: "It is also a story of deceit and lies, of institutional defensiveness defeating truth and justice. It is evidence of a culture of denial within South Yorkshire Police." Hillsborough inquests: Families declare justice is done - BBC News 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Blind defensiveness on this point poses a risk not only to the Clinton campaign but also to the Democrats’ future as the party championing campaign-finance reform. Clinton, Sanders, and the Money Question 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z In sports, multigenerational conversations can splinter into debates full of pride, defensiveness, misunderstanding, revisionist history and asinine comparisons. In today’s NBA, it’s a point guard’s game 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z So consider the constant redeployment of these terms a small measure of America’s growing defensiveness about itself, its sense of doubt and decline rather than strength and confidence. The last days of Washington, D.C.: America can no longer mask its steep decline 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Like the various Star Trek series before it, The Expanse replaces real-world racial divides with metaphorical alien ones to help erase knee-jerk defensiveness. How SyFy's The Expanse cast its multiracial future 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Also referred to as ‘‘oral defensiveness,’’ and more unnervingly as ‘‘infantile anorexia,’’ this condition results when a child refuses to eat as a way of protecting herself from perceived trauma. When Your Baby Won’t Eat 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z In fact, it reflects utilities’ defensiveness, as modular devices located close to consumers are undermining their monopolies. Nevada’s Solar Bait-and-Switch 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “The defensiveness of the university and its president gives me pause.” Florida State Protects the Brand, but What About the Students? 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The problem, most researchers and Wikipedia stewards seem to agree, is that the core community of Wikipedians are too hostile to newcomers, scaring them off with intractable guidelines and a general defensiveness. Wikipedia Is in Trouble 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z As in, “I’m sorry, but…” That one little word, and the defensiveness that comes with it, negates your apology. Look Ahead: Four Steps to Better Relationships in the New Year 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z The typical police response of defensiveness, hostility toward the press, and demonization of protesters not only worsens the public relations problem troubling departments across the country. The police have turned on the people: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and why Bill O’Reilly’s wrong and Tarantino’s right 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z To be sure, he took care to laud the quality of her work, but there was also a hint of defensiveness in his remarks. Economist’s Criticism of Federal Reserve Policies Gains Ground 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Both geography and climate reinforce the idea of defensiveness as the core relationship to land. The murderers next door 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The president would be wise to set aside his defensiveness and reconsider them. President Obama’s false choice against the Islamic State 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z In a long statement, Russia’s Sports Ministry expressed a willingness to cooperate with international organizations on the matter but also struck a note of defensiveness. Russia Demands Evidence in Sports Doping Scandal 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z If we are truly listening to the voices of the young people marching through the streets, we must look within the publishing industry and see the anti-blackness embedded in it, without defensiveness or dodging. Do black children's lives matter if nobody writes about them? | Daniel José Older 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Explain briefly and without defensiveness where you went wrong and what steps you're taking to avoid it ever happening again. The 4 Most Difficult Conversations You’ll Have in Your Career 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z They must either attack their colleagues as instructed and look weak, or push back against the moderator in a way open to charges of defensiveness and cynicism. The Not Ready for Prime Time Bush 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z He’s still that man - still engaging, humble and selfless - but now there is a pronounced edginess to this NBA superstar, even occasional defensiveness. Uncertainty and edginess for Thunder star Kevin Durant 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z With a mix of pride and defensiveness, he said the news media called him “Middle-Class Joe.” In Joe Biden’s Speech, Glimpses of Campaign He Might Have Run 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z With the countdown to Friday’s opener against the Mets well underway, Mattingly showed no signs of defensiveness or unease. Don Mattingly Set for Another Run at the Elusive World Series 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Immediately the organization was caught in a storm of internal confusion and defensiveness. Reacting to Videos, Planned Parenthood Fights to Regain Initiative 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The immediate defensiveness of many white women when race is brought up, Young said, is not unique to Grahn. Viola Davis and the 'white feminist' backlash 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z "Kidman beautifully captures the prickly defensiveness, the lonely dedication and the suppressed emotional longings of the scientist," wrote The Independent's Paul Taylor, who praised her "compelling and subtle" performance. Nicole Kidman praised for West End return in DNA play - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z It does, not only on its own terms but also because of what it suggests about Clinton’s instincts for secrecy and defensiveness and her seeming inability to learn from past mistakes. Can we finally delete Clinton’s e-mail issue? 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Mrs Clinton now plans to "address the email controversy more openly, and with a tone of humility rather than defensiveness". Hillary's hard and painful road to 'sorry' - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z For anyone who recalls Soviet times, this mix of defensiveness and defiance feels familiar. Making waves, if not ruling them 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Stewart, who will retire from his desk on 6 August, needled the president over the Veterans Administration’s continued travails, prompting some Obama defensiveness. Obama on The Daily Show: 'Executive order: Jon Stewart cannot leave' 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z All the work I put in to drop my defensiveness was affirmed recently. Transitioning Genders Isn't About Glamour 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z A tinge of defensiveness in Mr. Bunch’s answers was understandable after a wave of negative press coverage, with headlines like “Holacracy or Hella Crazy?” At Zappos, Selling Shoes and a Vision 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z No evasions, no defensiveness or circuitous routes to the truth. Louie Oosthuizen: just your unpretentious British Open ex-champ 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z He lacks the moral defensiveness that afflicts too many rich Republicans. Walker Makes the Leap 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The fact is, China’s sudden defensiveness adds to other bearish factors specific to oil. China, Greece, Iran Upend Oil’s World 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z What good is it to lower flags if it leads to chins raised in defensiveness, defaced statues and suppression of speech? On Confederate symbols: Which ones should stay and which ones should go? 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Chief Justice Roberts failed it, with a dissent notable for its pinched defensiveness and worries about polygamy. The Supreme Court Reaffirms Marriage Vows 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z In fact, he isn’t even entitled to be a defining, authoritative voice in 21st-century comedy – particularly when his response to the broadening scope of his art form is one of mistrust, defensiveness and gloomy prognostication. What do the politically correct brain police have against straight white dudes like Jerry Seinfeld? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Over the years, the bunker-style compounds came to symbolize American defensiveness and militarism. With Move Across London, U.S. Embassy Can’t Please Everyone 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Doing this sets the context of the discussion as mutual improvement and prevents defensiveness. 10 Effective Ways to Give Feedback 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z There was none of the defensiveness or whining of previous years. New-look Capitals have same old result 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z By stimulating various brain regions, Hess induced different reactions: for example, a cat could be made to show the defensiveness it might otherwise display when confronted by a dog. Goodbye, fMRI 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The problem with “no” as a starting place is that it polarizes, prompts defensiveness and shuts down innovation, collaboration and connection. The Power of Starting With ‘Yes’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z This vicious cycle of criticism and defensiveness is a tendency displayed by Bill Clinton, too, especially on his wife’s behalf. The myths and the challenges that face Hillary Clinton 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Our ability to learn is hampered by our reflexive cognitive blindness and biases and by our emotional defensiveness. 21st Century Smart - Staying Relevant in the Artificial Intelligence Age© 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Understandably, there was a little embarrassment heading into the weekend, even defensiveness. Hateful politics and the Final Four collide in Indiana: “They were told they’re here to play basketball” 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z At our worst, we’re typically experiencing the opposite feelings: negativity, unhappiness, self-doubt, impatience, irritability, defensiveness and pessimism. The Importance of Naming Your Emotions 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z If I happen to alight on someone shaking his head negatively or looking distracted or bored, I feel a lurch in my stomach and a surge of defensiveness. The Power of Starting With ‘Yes’ 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Deese said that Republican leaders had been mired in “defensiveness and disarray” since taking control of Congress. Obama Plans to Use Week to Press Economic Case 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z When the data suggests you aren’t as efficient or effective as you saw yourself, you experience other extreme emotions: anger, rejection, defensiveness, hostility, apathy… NetAppVoice: 5 Management Rules I Swear By (Data Isn't Emotional, But People Are) 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z And in spite of developer Ninja Theory’s defensiveness over the game’s critics, they’ve come back to the definitive edition with tons of really excellent improvements and changes. The 10 Biggest, Best-Looking Video Games Of March 2015 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z And since many American Muslims are immigrants or African-Americans, there is substantial fear and suspicion of law enforcement officials, along with simple defensiveness and denial. Muslim Leaders in U.S. Seek to Counteract Extremist Recruiters 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Part of this defensiveness stems from disappointments with purchases. Bringing Some Romance Into Financial Planning 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z I hope to answer without defensiveness — and with candor and empathy. Why a Generation of Adoptees Is Returning to South Korea 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Sometimes, my quasi-celebrity makes me vacillate between defensiveness, shame and then pure joy. Taylor Negron: Reflections on a Life Spent Playing 'Everyman' 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z If you think trends in the Middle East will doom Israel unless it acts, then this defensiveness is a disaster. The age of Bibi 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Among them: her relentless shrieking during rallies; her combative and once much more tempestuous demeanor on court, and her occasional prickliness and defensiveness in interviews. Victoria Azarenka Aims to Return to Tennis’s Ruling Class 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z She began by using her knowledge of behavioral science “to create an atmosphere where the power structure was flattened, where defensiveness was lowered.” ‘Data nerd’ finds way to help foster more effective policing 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z When I mentioned graphene, he evinced the defensiveness that might be expected of a scientist who has devoted nearly ten years to one recalcitrant technology only to be told about a glamorous new one. Graphene: Fast, Strong, Cheap, and Impossible to Use | The New Yorker 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The second horseman was defensiveness which is a natural reaction to being criticized. The 4 Most Common Relationship Problems — and How to Fix Them 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The alienation that these performers evoke is not the alienation of Albee’s world, with its high talk and its Episcopalian doubt, but the chilly defensiveness of actors standing onstage, for the most part, alone together. Edward Albee’s Bad Marriages 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Instead of projecting defensiveness or entitlement, it signals confidence and engagement. Self-Promotion, but With Self-Respect 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z “We face a lot of resistance. We face defensiveness and even hostility,” said trainer Lorie Fridell, a University of South Florida criminology professor who helped lead a session on “fair and impartial policing.” Ferguson girds for grand jury decision as fate of Darren Wilson nears 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z This finding extends a growing body of theoretical and empirical work suggesting that high trusters are far from foolish Pollyannas and that low trusters’ defensiveness incurs significant costs. How to Get People to Treat You Right: The Science Behind Trust 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z But the comments are shot through with reflexive defensiveness. Gamergate can't stop being about harassment 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Worse yet, for some men, the accusatory tone of the conversation results in reactionary defensiveness or worse. Thank You, Satya Nadella 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z If we detect a hint of defensiveness in councillor Hardman's comments, it is understandable. Worcestershire's devolution debate 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Those attacks from Obama’s most extreme critics “have encouraged the president’s caution and defensiveness, which in turn has emboldened further challenges.” Will the president listen to Leon Panetta? Congressmen were also angered by Pierson’s bureaucratic tone and defensiveness, frequently interrupting to ask what would have happened if Gonzalez had been a more serious threat. Secret service officers missed three chances to deter White House intruder 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z If you scan your body right now and find that your shoulders are hunched, not only are you putting strain on those muscles, you are likely communicating anxiety and defensiveness to yourself and others. Is Your Posture A Dead Giveaway? Three Postures That Raise Red Flags 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z From this perspective, racial defensiveness is not just understandable, but sometimes warranted. Racism is so insidious, even black people underestimate it 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z The top receiver for the eighth-ranked Tigers smiles at the mention of such ribbings, volunteering without a trace of defensiveness that he’s even been called fat. WR Dural’s rise powering No. 8 LSU air attack 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z It was the only touch of defensiveness in a speech that, like many of Obama’s speeches, projected confidence and steady resolve—a crisp counterpoint to the elisions and vagaries of recent weeks. Obama Speech: His New Coalition and the War on ISIS 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Vezzali told me that fantasy may be especially effective in assuaging negative attitudes because the genre typically doesn’t feature actual populations and thus avoids potential defensiveness and sensitivities around political correctness. Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z When things get tough or stressful, the latter tilts into defensiveness and posturing, and an organization goes from arrogance to panic with nothing in between. Are Redskins, Robert Griffin III kidding themselves? When people truly succeeded at something, you won’t see hesitation or defensiveness. Why Learning From Mistakes Is Overrated 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z To succeed, the two women entrepreneurs took a stance that combined aggression — they moved fast — with defensiveness — filing the patent. From Pivot to Acquisition in Two Weeks 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z He felt no despair, no devastation, no defensiveness. British Open 2014: Sergio García Content With Second-Place Finish 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Rather than berate their own, the supporters criticized the defensiveness of the Swiss. World Cup 2014: Brazil Brings Out Best in Argentina Fans 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Your difficulties, at the moment anyway, appear to be chiefly in the first two categories: defensiveness and greed. Ruth Marcus: Hillary Clinton’s money woes There is a certain defensiveness with many fans when asked about Suárez’s unseemly tendencies. Behind Luis Suárez, Uruguay’s World Cup Tradition Endures 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z It is politically charged, with strong feelings on both sides of the aisle, accompanied by displays of posturing, accusation, defensiveness and all the other major Washington-based competitive events. The Politics of the P.O.W. Coverage 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z "There's a lack of clarity and a lot of contradictions, as well as a defensiveness to it." President Obama making reassurance tour of Europe 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z That video was quickly scrapped and replaced with a second video and more defensiveness. Sorry I’m not sorry: Some classic non-apologies 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z |
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