| 单词 | euphemistically |
| 例句 | Much more often, I was assigned to suicide watch, euphemistically known in the Department as special watch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were up to things—as she euphemistically thought of it—she didn’t need, or want, to know. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z However, when I finally talked to someone about the episode that locals like to euphemistically describe as “the problem,” the conversation took place in a version of paradise. Explorer: Deep Into the Dream World of Kyrgyzstan 2014-05-09T19:07:12Z At that time, the Taliban governed most of Afghanistan, and were engaged in a long-running civil war against a Russian-backed insurgency known euphemistically as the Northern Alliance. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z More graphic, too: Conquering his hang-ups, Philip eventually finds himself in his new Charlotte’s arms, euphemistically speaking. Theater Review: ‘The Correspondent,’ a New Play by Ken Urban 2014-02-18T22:15:19Z They love me and are supportive in a meaningful way but they are very critical of what they would euphemistically call an eccentric. Woody Allen: 'My wife hasn't seen most of my films... and she thinks my clarinet playing is torture' 2011-03-13T00:05:42Z The company has fallen victim to a manufacturing flaw that left cars prone to what was euphemistically termed "sudden unintended acceleration", and was forced to recall 8.5m vehicles. Total Recall: The Toyota Story | The Air Hospital | In Search of the Perfect Loaf | Archer | Watch this 2010-03-25T06:45:00Z The recession was the start to the pushback, against what many of us know as progress toward something more euphemistically “traditional,” a conservative 1950s golden age, which is the other period of this play. Neal Bledsoe on the love triangle of 'The Pride' and finding home onstage — and in downtown L.A. 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The Polish mafia’s plan to expand into Sweden involves supplying drugs to Swedish prisons, euphemistically referred to as “the closed market” in this story. Books of The Times: Stoking the Fire Larsson Ignited 2011-01-05T23:00:14Z Endometriosis has existed in the twilight for centuries because of society’s reluctance to discuss what was euphemistically known for so long as “women’s troubles”. Endometriosis: hidden suffering of millions of women revealed 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Going back to your early days, people are wondering if you had problems with Dustin Hoffman, and your thoughts on the talk around him, to put it euphemistically. Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks on the #MeToo Moment and ‘The Post’ 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z But if a movie is going to feature it, it is surely preferable to show it honestly than idealistically, euphemistically or even aspirationally. Why the outrage over The Killer Inside Me? Domestic violence really is brutal 2010-06-09T08:00:00Z “I guess you’d call him an impresario,” she would say euphemistically. Books of The Times: In ‘After I’m Gone,’ One Man Leaves Many Questions 2014-02-16T22:04:16Z Insistently private, she speaks strategically, at times even euphemistically, about her home life. A Conductor in Demand, and in Control 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The London Symphony performs mostly at the Barbican Center, a space that Mr. Rattle once euphemistically described as “serviceable.” Simon Rattle to Leave the London Symphony for Munich 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Ballet abounds with what dancers often euphemistically refer to as “the horror stories” — tales of boundaries being crossed or ignored altogether. Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z COS caters to what might be euphemistically called a Scandinavian body type. At COS, No Need for a Passport 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z It is pumped into large pools, euphemistically called “lagoons.” When Thousands of Hogs Are Your Neighbors 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z For its own protection, the major Mr. Hall created was euphemistically called dance-band music. Leon Breeden, Jazz Educator, Dies at 88 2010-08-14T04:45:00Z Instead, manufacturers politely and euphemistically referred to the healing qualities of personal massagers, like circulation stimulation and healthier, glowing skin. Slideshow: Vibrators, a history 2013-02-24T01:00:00Z What the agency euphemistically calls a “random and unpredictable” security screening adds an aspect of fear and uncertainty to an already fear-inducing and uncertain process. Three-hour lead time and luck are keys to avoiding TSA slowdowns this summer 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z "Toasted" ravioli, a speciality of St Louis, Missouri, pops up on Jamie's Italian menus under the even more euphemistically named "Italian nachos" – as if a deep-fried cheesy pasta parcel was anything to be ashamed of. Haute dogs, fried pickles and savoury doughnuts: how Britain fell in love with midwestern food 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z They are sold euphemistically as "bath salts", "incense" or "research chemicals", and don't get regulated, at least not at first, because they are labelled as "not for human consumption". Why the war on drugs has been made redundant 2013-06-15T23:05:01Z Springer himself, who had a sense of humor about his job, conceded his role in what he euphemistically called the “democratization” of culture. Jerry Springer, American Ringmaster 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z I am a cog in the wheel that is optimistically referred to as the creative services, euphemistically referred to as freelancing, realistically referred to as I-take-what-I-can-get. T Magazine: Brother, Can You Spare a Line? 2011-11-29T20:46:36Z It sounds equal parts heavily loaded and carefully measured; euphemistically shady yet gallingly neutral. Review | ‘. . . (Iphigenia)’ is an opera in the form of a question 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Designers have been borrowing from what is euphemistically called streetwear — meaning, at least in part, the unfussy, often inexpensive sportswear once held by fashion at a chilly remove — and mixing it with their usual wares. Paris Men’s Fashion Review: Carven and Haider Ackermann 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Around that time, the U.S. government forcibly deported over a million people, many of them American citizens — including members of the artist’s family — to Mexico, in an act that’s euphemistically called “repatriation.” 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Bluebell Girls founder Margaret Kelly euphemistically refers with distaste to girls being expected to "entertain the tired businessmen" after a show. Radio catchup: Band break-ups, high-kicking chorus girls and tales from Bristol 2010-04-29T15:54:00Z It's striking how tribal the Thick of It star's show is tonight, how rigid his borders between middle-class and what he euphemistically calls "non-Observer readers". Chris Addison – review 2013-03-31T17:01:01Z In 1941, her father was deported to Dachau; he would later be murdered at what was euphemistically called a “euthanasia center.” The Survivor of Auschwitz Who Painted a Forgotten Genocide 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z The way this story, euphemistically called a “fertility journey,” usually goes is that Ms. Burns would dig into her savings in pursuit of her goal. Hopeful Would-Be Parents Shop Jobs for I.V.F. Coverage 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The narrator is assigned to the trial of a former West African president, an unrepentant devotee of what is euphemistically called ethnic cleansing. ‘Intimacies,’ a Coolly Written Novel About the Arts of Translation and Power 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Twin Peaks is the most successful example of a new generation of restaurants, what people in the industry euphemistically refer to as “the attentive service sector” or, as they’re more casually known, “breastaurants.” Twin Peaks: 'Hooters Just Wasn't Racy Enough' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It was to be about what the Israelis euphemistically call "the Situation", which was a little odd because, for the past decade, he'd carefully avoided writing about politics, in his stories, if not his journalism. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z Famously, Hemingway and Fitzgerald had a relationship that could be euphemistically described as “complicated.” What Hemingway Left in Sloppy Joe’s Bar 80 Years Ago 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z I may define the reality of a Reagan conservative and a Massachusetts moderate,” Gingrich said euphemistically. Will Romney's rivals try to slow him down? 2012-01-07T22:56:00Z As evidenced below, this isn’t the first time that reality TV has given us a sex scene that is at once euphemistically edited and creepily invasive while also showing next-to-nothing. From infrared cameras to headboard mics: The defining sex scenes of reality TV 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z The practice, euphemistically called “dimming,” involves deliberately minimizing a hotel’s appearance or ranking in an online agency’s results. How online travel agencies are ‘dimming’ results on hotel searches 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Getting a reservation, he admits euphemistically, “is going to be a challenge sometimes.” How to get yourself and your car to the San Juan Islands: 5 tips for scoring Washington State Ferries reservations (and what to do if you don’t get one) 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z There is another road, a road euphemistically called “the difficult road.” “Death doesn’t come like it does in the movies:” What my mother’s last days taught me about our right to die 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z When I say “taking issue,” I am speaking euphemistically. ArtsBeat: Pull Up a Throne and Let's Talk 2011-04-19T15:17:49Z About one in three American women are survivors of some version of such treatment, euphemistically called “domestic abuse.” Donald Trump is always the victim, but never to blame 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z And now the body is what its president, Catherine Ennis, euphemistically calls “virtual”: another word for homeless, and a sad condition to be in on its 150th anniversary. Once Top Musicians, Organists See Loss of Relevance 2014-04-25T19:57:41Z My childhood was one that news presenters might euphemistically describe as chaotic. I was kidnapped by my mother 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z He wrote euphemistically in “Abraham Lincoln: The War Years,” a 1926 biography of the 16th president, that their kinship was defined by “a streak of lavender and spots soft as May violets.” Caught in a bad bromance? We should be encouraging man hugs, not mocking them 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z This was never discussed within the family: if he was mentioned at all, Hallowell’s grandmother would describe her son, euphemistically, as “in need of a rest”. ‘Mental illness swam in my genes’: why I was born to be a psychiatrist 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Russell Lee, one of the agency's stalwarts, made roughly 600 pictures of the euphemistically named "relocation" effort: pre-evacuation preparations and fire sales, ID-tagged children and armed guards at the assembly centers. What to see in L.A. galleries: World War II farm labor camp photography and more 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z And, time and again, killers won lighter sentences by claiming to have been surprised by what newspapers euphemistically described as “indecent advances” or “improper proposals” from the deceased. The Theory That Justified Anti-Gay Crime 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Despite battles with persistent antiSemitism—described euphemistically in letters as “the old, old story”—Bernard became a successful doctor, taking time off from a busy career to serve king and country in two world wars. England, my England 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z If you must discuss your period you do so quietly and euphemistically. The connected vagina: monitor how full your tampon is – with a new app 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Its unofficial embassy in Taipei is a vast compound euphemistically called "The American Institute in Taiwan". A spooked and lonely Taiwan looks for new friends 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z The "load shedding" - as it is known, euphemistically, here - is set to get worse over the winter months. South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problem 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The tendency to produce deceptively convincing answers to questions — a phenomenon euphemistically described as “hallucinations” — has already been cropping up during the early testing of Bard, which like ChatGPT, relies on still-evolving generative AI technology. Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The maximum sentence was doubled to 10 years for what is euphemistically called “Leaving for Sochi.” They Refused to Fight for Russia. The Law Did Not Treat Them Kindly. 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The Paris metro registers around 60 deaths, euphemistically known as "Serious Passenger Accidents", every year. Metro driver investigated for Paris platform death 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z But there are still scars, like the euphemistically named peace walls that snake through Belfast. A Look at Northern Ireland 25 Years After the Peace Accord 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The Kremlin referred to these people euphemistically as “special settlers.” Russia Signals It Will Take More Ukrainian Children, a Crime in Progress 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z What follows could be called, euphemistically, dirty dancing: It looks like it required the services of an intimacy coordinator more than a choreographer. Review | ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ trips over its own feet 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Tony Vinciquerra, chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment: Five years ago, we set a strategy of being what we euphemistically call the arms dealer for the industry, and it’s been unbelievably positive for us. Hollywood is in flux but these executives sound an optimistic note on the future of streaming, movies 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The European Union last month announced a temporary tax — euphemistically labeled a “solidarity contribution” — on some fossil fuel producers. Will Taxing the Windfall Profits of Oil Giants Fix Countries’ Economies? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z A journalist at CNN, Prior has an illness strikingly similar to long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis, euphemistically known in the U.S. as chronic fatigue syndrome. How patients wrote 'the first textbook' on long COVID 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z He's been championing replacements the media euphemistically calls "election deniers" — that is, Republicans who reject the results of the 2020 election and who wink at 2024 plans to invalidate election results they don't like. After the midterms, Trump faces a possibly fatal setback for his 2024 coup plans 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Putin’s own United Russia party has placed support for the war — still euphemistically referred to by the state media as a “special military operation” — at the center of its municipal campaign platform. Opinion | Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: I still intend to vote — and say no to the war 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z And, for Murdoch, a Games veteran, that is about more than just going out on the lash or "getting up to no good", as he euphemistically puts it. What is an athletes' village really like? 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z But the entire country is now in the grip of long, daily power cuts, known euphemistically here as "load shedding". Durban riots: South Africa still bears the scars one year on 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z These “adverse events,” as they are euphemistically known, are exceedingly rare. The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Spring’s still barely sprung here in Seattle, and the Mariners are already off to a season we’ll just euphemistically call challenging. 8 new food options at the Mariners’ T-Mobile Park, including a $3 hot dog (!?) — plus which to avoid 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Hardly anything major gets done in the state Capitol without willing powerful interests — euphemistically called “stakeholders.” Everyone wins in compromise to increase malpractice payouts — especially victims 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The memo’s cautious tone reflects the defensive crouch Democrats find themselves in amid soaring inflation and doggedly low approval ratings for President Biden — two confounding factors strategists often refer to euphemistically as “the environment.” Democrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt State Legislative Races 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z On Aug. 16, 1942, for example, the centerpiece of the front page was photos depicting Japanese Americans leaving the Puyallup Assembly Center, euphemistically called “Camp Harmony,” for the Minidoka Relocation Center, near Hunt, Idaho. A1 Revisited: The Seattle Times’ coverage of the 1942 removal of 227 Bainbridge residents left a harmful legacy 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Now here was the culmination: the declaration of what the Russian president euphemistically called a “special military operation”. Joe Biden meets with European leaders in Brussels for Ukraine talks – live 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Ming asks her daughter, euphemistically referring to the onset of puberty, and offering an armful of feminine hygiene products. Review | Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ is a brilliant, hilarious follow-up to Oscar-winning short ‘Bao’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z There is simply no "both sides" narrative to what is often euphemistically called "partisan polarization." Extremist politicians aren't a "both sides" issue — it's strictly a GOP phenomenon 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The @FastFoodLegend project is still in what Pocker euphemistically refers to as its “startup phase” — that is, he’s losing money on it. Can L.A.'s condiment king turn TikTok fame into fortune? 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z For decades, conservatives argued that cultural factors perpetuate social dysfunction within what is euphemistically termed “the inner city.” Perspective | What the fight over health care for the unvaccinated teaches us 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Obama, a friend and political ally, euphemistically remarked on his “curmudgeonly charm.” Harry M. Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader, dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z But they did want to talk about the anguish of the previous year, and the damage done by even a few months of what’s euphemistically called remote learning. Opinion | We Desperately Need Schools to Get Back to Normal 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Blurry, inscrutable shapes hover in the euphemistically described “interior courtyard” below those tiny, grimy windows, catching Erik’s attention as he stands in the only corner of the apartment with a WiFi signal. Review: Spend a hell of a Thanksgiving with Amy Schumer and Steven Yeun in 'The Humans' 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The pranks, euphemistically called spirit missions, are generally timed to precede the annual Army-Navy football game, where both sides’ mascots are expected to appear. Army Cadets Tried to Get Navy’s Goat, Again. Commanders Were Not Amused. 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z But online, people reacted angrily to an image of a judge sitting in front of a large sign that euphemistically read: “The court reviewing the incident of flight PS752 Ukraine.” Iran publishes photos of closed hearing into plane shootdown 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z One member euphemistically described it as "an audit". TB Joshua's widow and the battle for his Nigerian church 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Nearly every student in the class had spent some time in solitary confinement — what are known euphemistically as control units. My playwriting student wrote a scene — about his year in solitary confinement 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z One American Jewish obsession is something euphemistically called “continuity,” and might more prosaically be called “future Jewish babies who will grow up to have more Jewish babies.” Inside the Unraveling of American Zionism 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z A century later it’s become a bedrock value that homeowners across the nation euphemistically describe as maintaining “neighborhood character.” After Years of Failure, California Lawmakers Pave the Way for More Housing 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Frank Muller, a multigenerational tomato grower and president of M Three Ranches in Woodland, Calif., in Yolo County, euphemistically describes the market last year as “disrupted.” Get ready to pay more for canned tomatoes as California farms reel from extreme weather 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z When the convention holds its annual meeting this week, a key bit of business will be the reaffirmation of a doctrine euphemistically called complementarianism. Opinion | Of course the SBC hasn’t fixed its sexual abuse problem. Look at its theology. 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The latest U.S. military strategy for the Arctic, published in 2019, refers euphemistically to vanishing ice as the “changing physical environment.” In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z Up Temple, over to Hill Street, next to City Hall, down to La Plaza — downtown L.A. hosts multiple sites where at least 35 men met what 19th century chroniclers euphemistically called “Judge Lynch.” Column: California has a history of racist lynchings, too. Ignoring that fact is mass delusion 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Death by what we euphemistically call “old age”; what William Osler, in his classic The Principles and Practice of Medicine, referred to as those “cold gradations of decay”. 'My body is unserviceable and well past its sell-by date': the last days of Avril Henry 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z For decades, like the UK’s Troubles in Northern Ireland, the French referred euphemistically to “Algerian events”. French soldiers killed Algerian lawyer in war of independence, Macron admits 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z In “Never Let Me Go,” the clones are euphemistically referred to as “donors,” a word that obscures, to clones and humans alike, the involuntary nature of their situation. Kazuo Ishiguro Sees What the Future Is Doing to Us 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Fisher euphemistically described Limbaugh's grotesque villainization of his political enemies as "demonizing liberals and pushing conservative elected officials to hard lines on issues such as immigration, government spending and denial of global warming." Lame Limbaugh obits: Mainstream media fawns over a toxic bigot who poisoned our politics 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z But it’s also a heartening sign of the resurgence Plummer experienced during what is often euphemistically described as a performer’s twilight years. From 'Sound of Music' to 'All the Money …,' Christopher Plummer was irreplaceable 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Thousands of victims, primarily Chinese — euphemistically described as “logs” — died in the ghastly research efforts into bioweapons by the Army’s Unit 731. A Famed Horror Director Mines Japan’s Real-Life Atrocities 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The Sept. 7 news article “Trump and allies concentrate on disinformation in late stage of campaign” euphemistically called President Trump’s election strategy “brimming with disinformation — disseminating falsehoods and trafficking in obfuscation.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Plenty of faults — and not just with tennis 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Football fans have to pay a fee, euphemistically called a personal seat license, for the privilege of paying even more money to buy season tickets. If a Dunk Echoes Across an Empty Gym, Is It Still Must-See TV? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Some among them led Marshall to the gold, which he euphemistically “discovered.” Column: It's time to chop down the 'lynching tree' from this California city's logo 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z While the invasion images have gone viral in Taiwan, they’ve been subjected to ridicule, including being widely described euphemistically as a Chinese form of “self-comfort.” China reins in nationalists clamoring for an invasion of Taiwan 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z At the same time, they've been pouring money into what's euphemistically called the "modernization" of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in amounts only matched by the other eight nuclear powers combined. A graduation speech for our age of collapse 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z It isn’t just the newly jobless who must navigate CONNECT; recent federal legislation will help gig workers - euphemistically referred to as independent contractors - also get benefits. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z “Tomorrow, the Iranian regime will stage an event euphemistically called elections,” said Brian Hook, the State Department’s special envoy on Iran. U.S. sanctions Iranian election officials ahead of vote as Pompeo tours Saudi military base 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z But after Mr. Xi disappeared from public in recent days, some social media users began asking euphemistically, “Where is that person?” Coronavirus Crisis Shows China’s Governance Failure 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The treatment of the euphemistically named “comfort women” remains a major source of tension between South Korea and Japan. In blessing annexation, Trump erodes an international norm 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The treatment of the euphemistically named “comfort women” remains a major source of tension between South Korea and Japan. In blessing annexation, Trump erodes an international norm 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Although “ballot harvesting,” as the collection process is euphemistically called, is not known to be widespread in Washington, “ballot curing” is a familiar, and legal, process in Seattle and statewide. Regulate ballot collection in Washington elections 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z "The most florid liar in the race, someone the New York Times once euphemistically described as a 'gifted storyteller,' says she's going to criminalize lying," Carlson said. Tucker Carlson says 'fascist' Elizabeth Warren is pitching her own Ministry of Truth 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Gianna was 13 when she died, a year that is euphemistically referred to as a “tender age”. Let us remember Kobe Bryant. Let us also remember his accuser | Moira Donegan 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z James E. Mitchell was a psychologist working as a contractor for the intelligence agency who had helped develop what was euphemistically known as “enhanced interrogation techniques” — a program of torture. Psychologist Who Waterboarded for C.I.A. to Testify at Guantánamo 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z For a president known for verbiage he euphemistically called “locker room talk,” this was the gravest insult he could have delivered to these people, in this sacred space. ‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generals 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z It is filed euphemistically as stuff done “in the streets”. DaBaby boom: meet the controversial rapper taking over America 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Known euphemistically as "comfort women", they were forced into sexual slavery. Should this flag be banned at the Olympics? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Since 2014, after the Pentagon officially and euphemistically ended “combat operations,” putting the Afghan military in the lead, more than 50,000 Afghan security forces have died. Documents Reveal U.S. Officials Misled Public on War in Afghanistan 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Beijing euphemistically calls the program part of “social management” — a key element of communist ideology to shape and control society. ‘Social credit score’: China set to roll out ‘Orwellian’ mass surveillance tool 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z This was obviously not the case before the fall of communism in eastern Europe and Russia, nor before China embarked on what is euphemistically called its “transformation”. The ‘crisis of capitalism’ is not the one Europeans think it is | Branko Milanović 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Feisty, I was told, was fundamentally patronising: one of those words, like spirited or special, that in certain circumstances seems euphemistically to undermine its own meaning. My heart sinks every time I hear women called ‘gutsy’ or ‘badass’ | Emma Brockes 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Democrats, by accepting Hill's resignation, were holding her fully accountable even though her consensual affair, falls toward the on the most mild end of the spectrum of what is euphemistically deemed "sexual misconduct." Katie Hill and the massive double standard: A Democrat quits over sexual misconduct 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z As for the rest, it strikes me that they all revolve around what platforms sometimes refer to, euphemistically, as “borderline content.” Why social networks keep tripping over their own content moderation policies 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z In his book, Farrow alleges that there were employees who reported on Lauer’s behavior before his firing and were paid settlements, euphemistically known as “enhanced severance”, to silence them. 'We have no secrets': NBC News denies hiding Matt Lauer's alleged sexual misconduct 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z We might less euphemistically discuss a “first extermination event”. This isn't extinction, it's extermination: the people killing nature know what they're doing | Jeff Sparrow 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Army soldiers, in what is euphemistically known as the Battle of Ash Hollow. Who Speaks for Crazy Horse? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z This is technically not a dead rubber, but it could be euphemistically described as resting. Ashes 2019: England v Australia, fifth Test day one – live! 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z The framers had no illusions that what pollsters euphemistically call “low-information voters” were qualified to govern, or even to choose directly who would govern. Donald Trump, Hamilton's nightmare 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z ATP executives refer to this euphemistically as “a vacation.” Umpire Who Clashed With Serena Williams Won’t Work Her Matches 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z More than 3,700 people were killed over the course of the complex unrest, euphemistically known as “The Troubles.” Shane Lowry's British Open victory a great moment for all of Ireland 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Spraying the powerful opioid under the tongue brought faster relief to terminal-cancer patients suffering from what the medical community euphemistically called “breakthrough pain.” “The Little King” 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “The Troubles,” as they are euphemistically known here, were raging and no one knew who the next target would be. Column: Open returns, but only after ‘The Troubles’ subside 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The difference is that in the United States, corporations and conservatives engaged in a successful campaign, beginning in 1971, to seize power from workers and propagandize for what they euphemistically called free enterprise. Is there a global future for unions? 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z As their parents are hauled off to concentration camps — euphemistically called “vocational education” by the Chinese authorities — the children are being herded into special boarding schools and orphanages. Opinion | China is brainwashing Uighur children. How much longer will the world look away? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Some explanations derived from what sociologists refer to, sometimes euphemistically, as cultural identity—the ethnic composition of the neighborhood was changing and they felt uncomfortable. The Causes and Consequences of Berlin’s Rapid Gentrification 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z This spring I was – I say this euphemistically – feeling the effects of pregnancy. I’m off to have a baby, and I’m taking no tips from the new pregnancy influencers | Hadley Freeman 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z "Ragging", as it is euphemistically known, is banned but it continues. The bullying that led this doctor to take her own life 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z They’re even exploring the idea of eliminating the whip, which is euphemistically called the riding crop. Essential California: Why do horses keep dying at Santa Anita racetrack? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Many are confined to the most menial jobs, such as cleaning sewers by hand, a practice euphemistically called manual scavenging. India’s lower-caste Dalits, who helped elect Modi, now threaten to oust him 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z When they do, it is phrased euphemistically: “people who have experienced the pain of being denied gender recognition in the past.” Actually, We Should Not All Use They/Them Pronouns 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z How about Woods’s comeback being one in the eye for all those horrendous golfing conservatives – I use the term euphemistically – who were only too pleased to write him off once his Hooters habit was discovered? Tiger Woods’ Masters win was no tale of redemption – it was revenge | Marina Hyde 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z A popular hustle among shopkeepers from Almaty is to hire one of the locals who wait outside the I.C.B.C., and who are euphemistically called “carriers,” to help circumvent the weight limits on imports. Can China Turn the Middle of Nowhere Into the Center of the World Economy? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z One of the most exciting development in the burgeoning field of elemental chemistry was what is now euphemistically called mirror physics but should be more properly described as antimatter science. Elementary school 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z His research and findings would contradict the official CIA record of the government’s policies regarding torture, euphemistically referred to as “enhanced interrogation techniques,” in the period following the terrorists attacks of Sept 11, 2001. Sundance drama 'The Report' dramatizes Senate battle over post-9/11 torture 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Extra-judicial killings - euphemistically referred to in many parts of South Asia as "encounters" - are common. How a 9-year-old exposed police for killing his family 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The Standby baby stays ready in case of a last-second meltdown or what West euphemistically calls “diaper action.” Change diaper, enter stage right: How these babies became the youngest actors ever on Broadway 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Blake writes about his time in the Special Housing Unit—less euphemistically, solitary confinement. How the Idea of Hell Has Shaped the Way We Think 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Such arrangements are referred to, euphemistically, as “adoptions.” For Central Americans, children open a path to the U.S. — and bring a discount 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In time it will come out that this response including hiring a public relations agency whose work includes what is euphemistically referred to as “opposition research” and is more commonly understood to involve smear campaigns. How Facebook’s crisis PR firm triggered a PR crisis 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z This statement is also inaccurate, to phrase it euphemistically. The Kavanaugh father-son cancer powder keg 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z That waste is collected in what are somewhat euphemistically called lagoons. Hurricane Florence Hits Eastern North Carolina, “the Cesspool of the United States” 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Once they’re forced out of the neighbourhood, the empty flat promptly disappears into what’s still sometimes euphemistically known as the “sharing economy”, although what happens next sounds like the antithesis of sharing. Airbnb and the so-called sharing economy is hollowing out our cities | Gaby Hinsliff 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z He took the measure to shield his son from a post-invasion crackdown euphemistically called “normalisation”, when the communist authorities pressured citizens to accept the reversal of freedoms they had won under Dubcek. Prague 1968: lost images of the day that freedom died 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Under Israeli law, the prime minister alone is authorized to approve an assassination operation, euphemistically known as “negative treatment” within the Mossad. A Top Syrian Rocket Scientist Is Blown Up, and Fingers Point at Mossad 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The Chargers were the football equivalent of a boxer euphemistically called an opponent. Home-field advantage is still in limbo for Chargers, but things figure to improve this season 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Buried deep inside the paper, behind the usual thicket of articles about share prices and companies and pensions, the page was introduced to readers a little euphemistically, as “a guide to good living”. How to Spend It: the shopping list for the 1% 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Under a ruling military junta, journalism in Myanmar was subjected for decades to oversight by a national censorship office, known euphemistically as the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division. Jailed Reporter in Myanmar Challenges Prosecution’s Version of His Arrest 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Social-science writers often euphemistically say that conservative communities put a "higher value" on marriage, but a more blunt way to put it is that such communities stigmatize not being married. So much for Donald Trump’s “purple” values: His red-state support stems from flagrant sexism 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The total number of people employed to monitor opinion and censor content on the internet – a role euphemistically known as “internet public opinion analyst” – was estimated at 2 million in 2013. The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In the V.A. no less than in the military, this was a taboo subject, so much so that clinicians often refer to it euphemistically, if at all. The Wounds of the Drone Warrior 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Trump also spoke euphemistically about Kim’s popularity in North Korea, a country where citizens who try to escape are often sentenced to labor camps or executed. ‘Getting a good picture, everybody?’: Inside the Trump production in Singapore 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The perpetrators of these unsolved murders were euphemistically labelled “unknown vigilante killers”. Duterte Harry's drugs war: how one family was destroyed 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z These quotas are euphemistically called “voluntary export restraints,” but they are voluntary only in name. Friends Don’t Let Friends Impose Tariffs 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z African American clients who brought personal injury or negligence suits were euphemistically “referred uptown” — directed to white lawyers who had a better chance of winning over judges. Dovey Johnson Roundtree, defense lawyer and civil rights warrior, dies at 104 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z She may not be shopping in Asda, but she is quite capable of sporting what the fashion industry euphemistically calls "affordable" designs. Why the fashion industry loves Meghan Markle 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z And across Britain, heritage plaques on Georgian townhouses euphemistically describe former slave traders and slave owners as West Indies merchants or planters. British Citizen One Day, Illegal Immigrant the Next 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z All over the United States, euphemistically titled right-to-work laws strangle organized labor, preventing the kind of coordination among workers that allows for effective striking. Opinion | Laura Ingraham’s advertisers aren’t really staging a boycott. It’s a capital strike. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The treated sewage – euphemistically known in the industry as “biosolids” – has plagued residents with a terrible stench, flies and concerns that spilled sludge has leaked into waterways. 'On a hot day, it's horrific': Alabama kicks up a stink over shipments of New York poo 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Historians say as many as 200,000 women in occupied countries were coerced by the Japanese Imperial Army to work as sex slaves, euphemistically known as “comfort women.” The Japanese and South Korean leaders will meet next week, and it promises to be tense 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The treatment of the women, known euphemistically as “comfort women,” is one of the most painful legacies of Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to the end of World War II in 1945. South Korea Says It Won’t Scrap Sex Slaves Accord With Japan 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “It’s a recipe for disaster. … I euphemistically tell people — as sad as it is — that we don’t have conflicts of interest, we have areas of expertise.” New Mexico Legislature under scrutiny for self-enrichment 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “It’s a recipe for disaster. … I euphemistically tell people - as sad as it is - that we don’t have conflicts of interest, we have areas of expertise.” New Mexico Legislature under scrutiny for self-enrichment 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z This is the story of two actors, one female and one male, both hugely successful in the 80s and 90s, and both blighted with what Wikipedia would euphemistically call “legal controversies”. Has Hollywood changed? Mel Gibson’s bulletproof career would suggest not | Hadley Freeman 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Trump surrogate Chris Christie euphemistically described Junior as “by no means a sophisticated political actor.” Opinion | Donald Trump Jr.’s incredible history of dumb decisions 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The IRS administers the mandate, which ObamaCare euphemistically dubbed an “individual responsibility payment.” Tax Reform and ObamaCare 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z This period of social and familial isolation was euphemistically referred to as a “monastic” existence. The Neuroscience of Paid Parental Leave 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Indonesia frequently faces criticism from neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia for failing to curb the fires causing the smog, euphemistically known in the region as “haze”. APRIL halts Indonesia paper unit ops as forestry permit revoked 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z It was unseemly then, and even more unseemly now in the face of all these lies about who benefits most from what's euphemistically called tax reform. Opinion | Gary Cohn and Steven Mnuchin Risk Their Reputations 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Foreign diplomats euphemistically describe the president as “unpredictable,” and even those with good relationships with the United States say they are “cautiously optimistic” that Trump’s behavior will continue to benefit their nations. ‘Trump betrays everyone’: The president has a long record as an unpredictable ally 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z While Boeing euphemistically dubs its push to cut supplier costs “Partnership for Success,” analyst Rob Stallard of Vertical Research recently noted that suppliers privately call it “Partnership for Less.” Boeing scowls at big deal by suppliers United Techonologies and Rockwell 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z But that didn’t stop the CIA’s senior-most officials from creating a list of torture techniques, euphemistically called “enhanced interrogation techniques,” to be used on high-profile prisoners. The road to torture 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Indonesia frequently faces criticism from neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia for failing to curb the fires causing the smog, euphemistically known in the region as “haze”. APRIL halts Indonesia paper unit ops as forestry permit revoked 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z CAS also offers fellowships for journalists to promote what they euphemistically call “contextualized reporting” on biotechnology and other food security issues. 6 ways this Ivy League university is acting like a PR firm for junk food, GMOs and pesticides 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Some work in Russia for other government agencies, as the CIA and US intelligence agencies are euphemistically known. Why are there so many US diplomats working in Russia? - BBC News 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z The president had trouble during the campaign with what his aides euphemistically called “locker room talk.” In a Washington run by men, two overshadowed Republican women make their point on healthcare 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Some in Trump’s orbit are pushing the Republican National Committee to bear the costs, said three people with knowledge of the situation, including one who euphemistically described the debate as a “robust discussion.” Trump’s legal team faces tensions — and a client who often takes his own counsel 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Many campaign accusations and revelatory news stories about a candidate or elected official are the fruits of what is euphemistically called the research division of campaigns and political parties, where low-profile aides search for dirt. Campaign Opposition Research Is Standard. But Not ‘Oppo’ From Hostile Nations. 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The New York Times‘ Ben Hubbard published a sympathetic profile of Abdul Kareem, summarizing him euphemistically as “an American with a point of view and a message.” CNN hired top al-Qaeda propagandist for award-winning Syria documentary and wants to cover its tracks 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z He is referring to euphemistically named schemes such as workfare, which obliges people to work for free, sometimes for profit-making companies, in return for receiving benefits. Phil Collins: why I took a Soviet statue of Engels across Europe to Manchester 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Instead, slashing Medicaid spending creates fiscal headroom for what is euphemistically being called “tax reform” — a soon-to-come package of huge tax cuts favoring the wealthy. Opinion | Senate Republicans ready themselves for a massive theft from the poor 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Kazakhstan is sometimes euphemistically called the "buckle" in China's Belt and Road vision. How China's shaping one country's future - BBC News 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z That suggested that in addition to advisers, the United States would be sending artillery and surface-to-surface rocket units — what the Pentagon sometimes euphemistically refers to as “enablers” — as well as more Special Operations forces. As U.S. Adds Troops in Afghanistan, Trump’s Strategy Remains Undefined 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z But if there’s one subject that unites the country, it is a loathing of what the airlines euphemistically call the boarding process. Paying a Price for 8 Days of Flying in America 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z While working in a factory which manufactured railroad cars in Nazi-occupied Poland, he attended a trade school in which only one class was allowed to be taught in Polish, euphemistically entitled “Business Correspondence.” Changed your mind about a teacher? We want to hear about it for Teacher Appreciation Week 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z He is spearheading Asos’s drive to improve its offering to what might euphemistically be called the bigger man. ‘Big guys don’t want to be treated like freaks’: the plus-sized menswear revolution 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Executive Order 13491, “Ensuring Lawful Interrogations,” closed the CIA’s secret torture centers — the “black sites” — and ended permission for the Agency to use what had euphemistically become known as “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Believe the autocrat: Holy trinity of torture, rendition and indefinite detention under Trump 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z But the programme to renovate five-storey buildings, as the city euphemistically calls it, will be by far the largest undertaking yet. Moscow's big move: is this the biggest urban demolition project ever? 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Wooden cabins euphemistically referred to as tiny houses are increasingly viewed as a quick and cheap solution to homelessness and, with minimal public debate, they are mushrooming across the country. Tiny houses: salvation for the homeless or a dead end? 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Agreeing to that, he was then taken to the notorious Cuban state security prison known as Villa Marista, for what was described, euphemistically, as “further instruction”. 'From now on you have no name': life in a Cuban jail 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Researchers have developed a limited form of sleep deprivation that is euphemistically called wake therapy. Yes, Your Sleep Schedule Is Making You Sick 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The Obama administration, meanwhile, continued its efforts to demonstrate that the insurance created under the ACA is popular, despite what officials euphemistically term “headwinds” caused by the law’s uncertain future. Trump, Hill GOP fret about fallout of repealing Obamacare so quickly 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The letter writers state euphemistically: “As the US relationship with Russia deteriorates, the risk to all interests involved increases.” Intelligence experts urge Obama to end Edward Snowden's 'untenable exile' 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Proposed changes to the Southern way of life were branded “immoral,” and reactionary politicians euphemistically used the term “Redemption” to rally a resistance. The racist history of Southern white evangelicalism and the rise of Donald Trump 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Bannon is a leading figure on the euphemistically titled alt-right, a previously obscure element on the far fringe of conservatism — until Mr. Trump’s campaign energized and mainstreamed it. Trump’s disturbing choice to put the alt-right in the White House 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The deaths are the latest in a long history of what Indians euphemistically refer to as “encounters,” but which activists call extrajudicial killings, in which criminal suspects are bumped off in murky circumstances. Police in India said they killed 8 'terrorists' in a shootout. Recordings told a different story 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z If I meet someone who finds someone with a body like mine shameful, I might be euphemistically described as big or large. The rhetoric around obesity is toxic. So I created a new language for fat people | Charlotte Cooper 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z She wants to ban fracking, use antitrust law to break up corporations, impose a carbon tax that she euphemistically calls a “fee” and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. American Polarization in Miniature 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Rejecting an assessment that the agency “misrepresented” the program – lied about torture, less euphemistically – the agency said: “The factual record maintained by the agency does not support such conclusions.” Inside the fight to reveal the CIA's torture secrets 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Both candidates reject what is euphemistically known as “entitlement reform”—namely, reductions in Social Security and Medicare payouts. The Real Debate Underneath the Mud 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The defeat device was euphemistically labeled the “acoustic function.” Volkswagen Is Accused of Emissions Fraud as New York and Massachusetts Sue, Naming Names 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z This has meant sport, entertainment and especially what is euphemistically called urban affairs, often meaning reporting on black people. What three decades in journalism taught me about the persistence of racism in the US | Howard French 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z But from the very beginning, Obama’s ascendance produced a huge backlash that was undeniably racist in nature, tied to what he has described euphemistically as his “unique demographic.” Obama’s legacy: Triumphs and travails that defined a presidency Even South Korea's military euphemistically refers to some roughly 30 golf courses on its bases as "physical training facilities." South Korea woos economy class golf lovers in image makeover 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z There, any differences of opinion about the direction of la coyuntura, as the present moment of change and reform is euphemistically described, will likely become clearer. Cuba After Obama Left 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z It seems fitting that one of the judges that tailored a decision to dismiss the charges referred to him euphemistically as “the king.” Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z He was referring euphemistically to the entrenched corruption in the Iraqi military, which was exposed in the summer of 2014 when the army all but collapsed and Islamic State group fighters captured Mosul. Iraqi military forces are increasingly plagued by logistical shortcomings as operations move further away from the Iraqi capital Baghdad 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Several of Eisenstein’s actual erotic doodles appear in “Guanajuato,” and they are what might be euphemistically described as polymorphous, focusing on men, women and, at times, animals. ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’: Russian filmmaker finds love in the New World 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z It’s unclear the extent to which they are acting in coordination with the PKK’s senior leadership, which operates euphemistically “in the mountains,” including camps in the rugged borderlands of northern Iraq. The Middle East’s alphabet soup of Kurds, explained 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z And a couple of times Mr. Fury tells us, euphemistically, of the off-court “demons” that afflict various players, at least one of whom never lived up to his potential. The Sweetest Stroke of All 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z In his argument, in which he euphemistically refers to armor-piercing bullets as “objects,” he claimed that you can’t moderate behavior by controlling objects. How does the gun industry live with itself? The psychology behind inhumanity 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Back in Madaya, I was taken to what was euphemistically called the "health centre". Syria conflict: Siege warfare and suffering in Madaya - BBC News 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z During his detention, al-Aloul said he was repeatedly slapped on the face by his interrogators and twice sent to a room known euphemistically as "the bus." Gaza journalist says he's done writing about politics after being tortured in Hamas jail 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z At the time, the stories of what were euphemistically called “comfort women” were just beginning to become public. Korea's Comfort Women: The Fight to Be Heard 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Trump is, of course, not alone in his obsession with believing that, euphemistically speaking, catchers are inherently weaker than pitchers, or that no one would want to be a catcher if given the choice. Donald Trump's 'schlong' remark just telegraphs the man's own insecurities | Megan Carpentier 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Officially, the B-52 is called the Stratofortress, but flight crews long ago nicknamed it the B.U.F.F. — a colorful acronym that the Air Force euphemistically paraphrases as Big Ugly Fat Fellow. After 60 Years, B-52s Still Dominate U.S. Fleet 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z So overall wage growth is, as the New York Times euphemistically put it, rather “subdued.” It’s not the economy, stupid: How clueless elites and greedy bankers help Donald Trump 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The result has been a dramatic increase in extrajudicial killings or “encounters” as they are euphemistically known. Karachi vice: inside the city torn apart by killings, extortion and terrorism | Samira Shackle 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z The women have formed a makeshift family in their cement hut, euphemistically referring to themselves as “wives” of their warlord captor, known only as “the C.O.” or commanding officer. Review: Captives face ugly choices in harrowing ‘Eclipsed’ 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Students who failed are placed in abbreviated after-school credit recovery “classes” where a single teacher may supervise students taking up to five online courses, euphemistically termed “personalized learning.” What it should take to graduate from high school 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z As Fortner’s book makes clear, no political movement can afford to ignore the kind of cruel disorder that we euphemistically call common crime. Is There a Black Silent Majority? 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Other black townships, once known euphemistically as “locations”, are also exciting buyers and estate agents. Trendy townships 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z These are euphemistically known as targeted tax benefits. The Clintons Don't Care About Tax Reform -- And Neither Does Anyone Else 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Although the proposal was negotiated in good faith, even the administration worries that some of those billions would go toward sponsoring terrorism—what the State Department euphemistically calls “destabilizing actions.” Notable and Quotable: Robert M. Morgenthau 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The conversation continued euphemistically, and then Chukhlib announced, “I have a proposal of the following nature.” A Murder in Putin’s Police Force 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The message has yet to filter down to schools and university undergraduates, but professional science has become one of those careers that teachers and lecturers could euphemistically describe as ‘popular’ and ‘competitive’. Timeless advice 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Like Mr. McCain, Mr. Kasich is brusque and often combative — even his own aides describe him, euphemistically, as “impatient” — and questions about his temperament have dogged him throughout his career. John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Her sex gives the campaign a built-in point of connection, and compared with what she did in 2008, Clinton has not hesitated to emphasize the factor known euphemistically as ‘‘the historic nature of her candidacy.’’ Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z "It is nerve-wracking," one said to me, perhaps euphemistically. A referendum that will sink or rescue the Greek economy - BBC News 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z In the coming years, residents of Colorado will be faced with a new reality of tolled highways - euphemistically called “managed lanes” - to help generate new money for roads. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z As one example of his truth-telling, he reports that the survivors referred euphemistically to the “loving attention” that they received from the Gestapo, but Kaiser calls it by its rightful name: torture. Unraveling a long-suppressed mystery of French Nazi resistance 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z It is found in a category euphemistically dubbed: “Educationally disengaged.” Back to school for D.C.’s dropouts 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Two small meadows on one side of the chancery will serve as a setback, as will the pond, essentially a moat, euphemistically described by American officials as a “water feature.” With Move Across London, U.S. Embassy Can’t Please Everyone 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z President Obama addressed that recurrence in a press conference at the White House last Tuesday, when he spoke about the death of Freddie Gray and what has euphemistically been called the “unrest” in Baltimore: What Racism Has Done to Baltimore 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Not after reading the details of what he euphemistically calls “the incident” in a Sandusky, Ohio, hotel room. Seahawks made mistake by drafting Frank Clark 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z He also was assigned to what a military biography euphemistically calls “contingency operations against the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua.” A Secret Warrior Leaves the Pentagon as Quietly as He Entered 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The 72-year-old headed an oppressive regime when he ruled the country from 1983 to 1985, ordering police to beat civilians and jailing those who spoke out in what was euphemistically called a "war against indiscipline." Nigeria Holds Elections Amid Threats of Violence Between Factions, Boko Haram 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Officials were reportedly told that sea-level rise was to be euphemistically referred to as "nuisance flooding." 'Climate change' and 'global warming' reportedly banned under Florida governor 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z There is always the threat of what we euphemistically called “the kinetic option” in the Bush administration. MICHAEL HAYDEN: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran nuclear problem has no solution in sight 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Lowering global temperatures by reducing sun exposure – euphemistically known as “albedo modification” – would also merely treat the symptom of climate change, rather than the cause. Can We Fix Climate Change With Technology? 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Among the hundreds of shoppers there on a typical evening are the many Indonesian domestic servants — euphemistically called “helpers” — who share the tiny apartments with local families in the 10 grim, gray, Soviet-style towers. Indonesian Maid Speaks Out About Abuse in Hong Kong 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z “The farms hold the waste in lagoons, as the industry euphemistically calls them, which are big cesspools,” said JoAnne Burkholder, a professor and aquatic ecologist at North Carolina State University. Pig Poop Fouls North Carolina Streams 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The good news for people who don’t like open-ended ground wars — which, shockingly but not shockingly, is not everyone — is that the administration won’t pursue what could euphemistically be described as “maximum flexibility.” White House’s plan for war: What, exactly, does “enduring offensive ground combat operations” mean? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z He labeled the Bush-era interrogation practices, euphemistically called “harsh” for years, as torture. Critics pounce after Obama talks Crusades, slavery at prayer breakfast 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z These local adult jails each adjoin euphemistically named “children’s homes,” which, like the adult facility, has bars on the windows. Pope Francis and Manila's Vanishing Street Kids 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The overarching goal for Republican leaders at their ongoing joint House-Senate retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania seems to be, euphemistically put, “educating members” about what they can and cannot achieve in the 114th Congress. Tea Party’s Obamacare fantasy: How conservatives are looking to waste their best legislative opportunity 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It is euphemistically referred to as "the island". Islamic State and the idea of statehood 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z What emerges from the Senate report is a CIA that post-9/11 quickly turned to outside contractors and used multiple “black sites” where they employed what they euphemistically called “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Evil torturers catch a break: How America got distracted from a national travesty 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z America’s deep-seated regime of racial segregation—what was euphemistically referred to as Jim Crow—animated both constructive movements for racial integration and destructive violence that gripped big and small cities during the 1960s. Opinion: Finding the Real Unrest in Ferguson Both revel in the comic tradition known euphemistically to City Hall aides as “dad jokes.” Beyond the Church-State Separation: Dolan and de Blasio 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Also, they managed to pick up free agent Lance Stephenson, formerly of the Indiana Pacers, after what can be euphemistically called “character issues” scared away some of the more marquee teams in the league. LeBron is back in Cleveland – and he can propel the Cavs to glory in the East 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Tree, as the sculpture was euphemistically titled, had received the approval of all the relevant organisations overseeing public art installations, from the Paris city government to the neighbourhood business association. Paul McCarthy 'butt plug' sculpture in Paris provokes rightwing backlash 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, it’s difficult for patients to tell which hospitals are the most rigorous about preventing what are euphemistically called “hospital-acquired conditions.” Did CDC Laxity on One Infection Help Spread Another? 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z It might have been a tree, a telegraph pole or any other humdrum piece of 'furniture', as riders euphemistically call it, that you wouldn't want to collide with at 150mph. Death and glory: The Dunlop dynasty 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Immediately after taking office in 2009, Obama put a permanent end to what the Bush administration euphemistically called “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Time to tame the intelligence monster Many of these deaths were reported as suicides or euphemistically documented as “kitchen accidents.” India high court’s ‘disgruntled wives’ ruling tests dowry laws enacted to protect women In their conversations, Erdoan himself was euphemistically referred to as “the Gentleman” and the “Big Boss”. Erdogan's Grand Construction Projects Are Tearing Istanbul Apart Soon the silt, as Burns euphemistically called it, was gone. Attack of the Chicago climate change maggots However, that assumption is, as the report states euphemistically, "high compared with recent history". The best of capitalism is over for rich countries – and for the poor ones it will be over by 2060 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z When you call attention to the phenomenon—what FIFA, the sport’s governing body, euphemistically calls “simulation”—you may be accused of trafficking in American exceptionalism or an outdated idea of masculinity. Nick Paumgarten: Injured (or Not) at the World Cup 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The issue of Japan's wartime use of Korean sex slaves, known euphemistically as "comfort women", has been a constant source of tensions between Seoul and Tokyo. Seoul's PM-designate in WW2 apology 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z His suppliers began to complain that fewer troops meant a dwindling number of what he euphemistically calls "gifts" from the military forces. Kabul's Bush Bazaar dwindles as US troops withdraw from Afghanistan 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Those who were detained say they were made to sign documents – euphemistically entitled "Memoranda of Understanding" — pledging to swear off political agitation, incitement or unauthorized travel. Special Report: Option B - The blueprint for Thailand's coup 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The right-wing reaction against the concept they termed amnesty gained political traction and contributed to the failure of these measures, even though all of them incorporated strong anti-immigrant measures euphemistically called enforcement components. Aviva Chomsky: Is anyone truly serious about immigration reform? 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z She'd managed to escape from what was then the Ladies' Room - which, euphemistically, people used to call the Broom Cupboard - and they started up a conversation with Arsene. A game of charades made me recruit Wenger - Dein 2014-03-21T13:32:15Z The apology admitted for the first time that the Imperial military played at least an indirect role in forcing the women, known euphemistically as “comfort women,” to provide sex to Japanese soldiers. Japan Won’t Alter Apology to World War II Sex Slaves 2014-03-10T09:01:22Z When we consider the euphemistically named “academic achievement gap,” the numbers get a little clearer. Education Is Working Just Fine 2013-12-10T12:21:00Z He showed up both confident and anxious on the first day of the 22-week course for a crack-of-dawn session euphemistically described as orientation. A Lost Boy Grows Up 2013-12-04T10:00:12Z In the 16th century, during the Ming dynasty, fermented fecal concoctions, euphemistically named “yellow soup,” were used for digestive problems. | Private Lives: Why I Donated My Stool 2013-07-06T18:54:57Z The White House’s decision to delay these fines, euphemistically called “shared responsibility payments”, may be a sign of wise administrative flexibility. Obamacare: Will it get there? 2013-07-04T15:04:17Z She traced a wet mark along the table and spoke softly about what she euphemistically called her goodbye note. The Suicide Detective 2013-06-26T11:00:16Z “The filter is constantly out of date, is set at what is euphemistically referred to as the ‘widest allowable aperture,’ and can be stripped out at any time. Intel Leaker Edward Snowden Attacks NSA's Distinction Between Americans And Foreigners 2013-06-17T17:18:00Z I’m in the twilight of my career, if you want to put it euphemistically. Palace Malice, a Long Shot, Wins Belmont Stakes 2013-06-09T01:20:42Z Whatever the rationale at the time, Matsumoto said, the system and the treatment of the women - known euphemistically as "comfort women" - were inexcusable. Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran 2013-05-23T03:53:02Z This is particularly true in mammals and birds, where more than two copies — a condition termed polyploidy — produces something euphemistically termed “general developmental disruption”. For Plants, Polyploidy Is Not a Four-Letter Word 2013-05-19T23:45:00.497Z Google recently unveiled a new offering called “Inactive Account Manager,” which euphemistically refers to the “many situations that might prevent you from accessing or using your Google account.” Currents: Digital Mess Demands a Spring Scrub 2013-05-03T12:42:19Z Similarly, when Reinhart testified to the Senate, she reiterated the note of fear, euphemistically calling "austerity" an "adjustment" – which is the equivalent of calling the Great Recession "the recent unpleasantness". Rogoff and Reinhart should show some remorse and reconsider austerity 2013-04-26T21:12:09Z The yogurt is of established nutritional value, and the probiotic is directed at what we euphemistically refer to as "regularity." Fortified Junk Foods Are Still Junk 2013-04-01T05:37:00Z For the next seven years he became what was euphemistically described as "financial adviser" to the Yeltsin family. Boris Berezovsky 2013-03-24T18:10:51Z A minority of people, however, are bucking this trend through what is euphemistically called non-adherence. Why do GPs prescribe too many drugs? 2013-02-19T14:03:07Z Media companies euphemistically call these their “internal” numbers. Inside Forbes: As Our Audience Surges, We're Even More Excited By What Comes Next 2013-02-11T16:49:35Z He describes how he showed up for one shoot on a sheep ranch for what we’ll just euphemistically call “animal husbandry.” TurboTax Vs. H&R Block: Here’s the Other Class War Sparked by Taxes 2013-02-08T17:30:55Z Last year Sehwag was repeatedly "rested", as the selectors euphemistically put it, from India's limited overs side. India drop Virender Sehwag and move on from the old generation 2013-01-08T18:31:34Z “Sure, the walls are better than the problems,” he said, referring euphemistically to the rioting at the embassy, “but they can’t stay forever.” Egyptian Protests Spawn a World of Walls and Barricades 2013-01-08T13:35:34Z Mr. Mujica has said that the group “tried by all means to avoid killings,” but he has also euphemistically acknowledged its “military deviations.” The Saturday Profile: After Years in Solitary, an Austere Life as Uruguay’s President 2013-01-05T02:16:43Z High streets all across the country are currently going through what might be euphemistically described as a difficult transition. Retail training charity moves north to Rochdale and Leeds 2012-12-17T15:00:00Z Most developing countries, as they were once euphemistically known, really are now developing—and doing so fast. Global health: Lifting the burden 2012-12-12T20:17:54Z Many would also put a free press on that list - and what the World Bank euphemistically calls "higher public participation in public policy formulation". China: Does it have to become more like us? 2012-11-08T12:32:39Z Consider the tax that is euphemistically called the “lottery.” Wierd tax tidbits 2012-10-16T14:27:01Z In the New Delhi metropolitan area alone, several thousand students cram into vans, euphemistically referred to as school “cabs.” New Delhi Journal: India’s Schoolchildren Face Deadly Roadways 2012-10-03T00:20:17Z Today’s crises are all about what is euphemistically called “the financial services industry” — that is to say, they’re all about money. Opinion: Money, Money, Money. Can we talk about something else? 2012-09-15T19:45:13Z Marijuana shops, euphemistically known as “dispensaries”, sprouted all over the state, exploiting legal loopholes, variations in local regulations or vaguely worded laws. Marijuana in California: Highs and lows 2012-07-26T15:11:14Z It is a mafia in all but name and it has been permitted to operate within a legal exclusion zone that the last Labour government euphemistically called "light touch" regulation. Why does an uprising revolt so many Brits? 2012-07-07T23:06:00Z Throw in the fidgeting indecision so often in evidence at Sawgrass and what Haney euphemistically -- and lucratively -- labeled the "big miss" becomes exponentially more likely. Just One Of The Guys 2012-05-18T04:00:00Z They are not benign clauses, euphemistically referred to as “conscience” clauses. Molecules to Medicine: "Conscience" Clauses versus Refusal: An Historical Perspective 2012-03-20T15:15:19.627Z Molestation, euphemistically termed eve teasing in India, is hardly unique to Delhi, or India for that matter. India Ink: Meet the Superheros of Delhi 2012-03-05T12:51:40Z If there was ever any doubt about that, it evaporated last week when the national media jumped on what is euphemistically being called Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s Google problem. Rick Santorum, Please Google Yourself! 2012-01-09T18:21:59Z It’s now euphemistically called the “mail recovery center,” as if the dead are not to be spoken of. | Addressee Deceased 2012-01-09T12:00:31Z Mr. Lee told Mr. Noda that 16 of the former sex slaves, whom the Japanese forces euphemistically called “comfort women,” had died in the last year, the officials said. South Korea Urges Japan to Compensate Former Sex Slaves 2011-12-18T22:59:31Z The climb was euphemistically known as the Saunter. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z “I euphemistically say the process of working with the airlines has been death by a thousand cuts,” Mr. Walker said, though he added that some of this opposition had faded over time. At Airports, a New Strategy Is Catching On: Sharing 2011-11-08T02:20:31Z A member of the Cardinal organization put it more euphemistically. John Beck, condoms and the Redskins sack record 2011-11-03T18:54:00Z In short, the smugglers became buccaneers, and as such drove a thriving business in captured cargoes of "black ivory," as the slaves were euphemistically called. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z The Greenhouse Gas Protocol is euphemistically calling it the “value chain.” Companies Get New Tools To Calculate Carbon Footprint 2011-10-04T15:38:53Z The film ends with a black title card, announcing elegiacally and somewhat euphemistically that Beane is still waiting to win that last game. For Billy Beane, Winning Isn?t Everything 2011-09-23T18:27:07Z One of the finest bits of humour in the present volume is the scene in 'Amos Barton,' which occurs at the workhouse, euphemistically called the "College." Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z No. 46.—The only protection which honest people need is protection against that vast Society for the Creation of Theft which is euphemistically designated as the State. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z Back then, the three-decade violent struggle that tore Northern Ireland apart — known euphemistically as the Troubles — had settled into a dismal pattern. Northern Ireland?s McIlroy Transcends Boundaries 2011-07-11T04:12:19Z We began on websites advertising the services of what are euphemistically called "escorts". 37 minutes 2011-07-05T17:35:22Z In one way and another he enlarged his experience there, saw life as a trader, a pearler, and an agent for the native labour traffic as he euphemistically termed it. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Is anyone in Washington even thinking about this, or will we be left to what is euphemistically referred to as “market-based solutions,” i.e. price gouging, profiteering by speculators and growing domestic hunger? Green: Answering Questions About the World's Food Supply 2011-06-08T16:12:13Z There seemed but one conclusion to him as an experienced Eton tutor—viz., that they were what we at the Custom-House used somewhat euphemistically to term under the influence of liquor. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z From beneath the red shirt he extracted a succession of sounds which were somewhat dubious but very rhythmic, and which might be euphemistically described as resounding kisses. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z To that end, he has been presiding over the euphemistically titled “Delivering Quality First” program, in which various committees meet to gather ideas on where the cuts can come from. BBC, Under Criticism, Struggles to Tighten Its Belt 2011-04-23T07:53:01Z In the end, the famine, widely regarded as the worst in recorded history, is only euphemistically mentioned by the phrase that “the project of constructing socialism suffered severe complications.” Culture and Control: At China?s New Museum, History Toes Party Line 2011-04-04T02:02:45Z The Fijian’s chief table luxury was human flesh, euphemistically called by him “long pig,” and to satisfy his appetite he would sacrifice even friends and relatives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z You're at the beginning of what might euphemistically—do you know the meaning of the word?—be called a career. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Members of the Boston Social Club, the policemen’s euphemistically named proto-union, then affiliated publicly with the American Federation of Labor. Wisconsin’s War With Union Represents Progress: Amity Shlaes 2011-02-22T00:05:08Z Before the Reform act of 1832, the parliamentary "influence" of a peer, as it was euphemistically termed, meant that he had the absolute disposal of one or more seats in the House of Commons. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z Molly Brant, by whom Johnson had eight children, was recognized as his wife by the Indians, while among Johnson's English friends she was known euphemistically as "the brown Lady Johnson." Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Goldman executives talk euphemistically about the need to “reinforce” its values. Soul-searching at Goldman Sachs: Awaken the giant within 2011-01-13T10:39:10Z They worked with what are euphemistically known as managed banks or shell banks, an offshore speciality. The truth about tax havens 2011-01-08T07:30:01Z No, because the costs of the euphemistically dubbed "unconventional" sources of fossil fuel are not borne by those who produce or consume them. Deepwater Horizon oil spill: The real cause is peak oil 2011-01-06T12:15:59Z The unit itself admits to being responsible for more than 600 deaths, which it euphemistically attributes to "crossfire". Government faces legal challenge over training of Bangladeshi 'death squad' 2010-12-23T20:09:20Z These shadowy buildings are an almost invisible tip of a new industrial boom on the Channel Islands: the euphemistically named "offshore fulfilment" industry. The hidden cost of online shopping 2010-12-08T18:03:00Z Warning: the posted image contains what the blog refers to euphemistically as “Brooklynese.” A Demon Blogger Profiled Again, and Pee-Wee Takes Manhattan 2010-10-11T20:45:00Z And yet, amid the back alleys jammed with girlie bars and a beachfront peopled with what the Thais euphemistically call “service women,” there are signs of change. A Thai City of Sleaze Tries to Clean Up 2010-09-16T10:33:00Z Also Off Track Betting facilities, along with "17 pizza shops, 18 bank branches, 11 bars, 10 shoe stores and 17 separate salons" offering what’s euphemistically called "bikini waxing." Who will stand up to the GOP's war on Islam? 2010-08-19T00:20:00Z In 77 of the 134 metropolitan regions with expanding incomes, growth largely arose from what are euphemistically known as transfer payments — read: unemployment checks. Glass Half Empty 2010-08-12T17:15:00Z The history of what is euphemistically called nonlethal pacification stretches back more than a century. Riot Control: A Brief History of Nonlethal Weaponry 2010-08-06T08:30:00Z Indeed, Kaká has already been forced to miss a game during this tournament for what might euphemistically be termed getting his retaliation in first. 2010 World Cup: Brazil?s Beautiful Game Now Has Tougher Edge 2010-07-01T19:37:00Z A good chunk of what are euphemistically being called "conflict minerals" are coming from the Congo, home to the deadliest war since World War II. Say No To Conflict Minerals 2010-06-28T09:00:00Z But there is an added element that tends to define all others, what students euphemistically call “ the situation.” Butare Journal: For Rwandan Students, Ethnic Tensions Lurk 2010-05-17T00:48:00Z But she refused to tell me her name and when I asked her what she did for a living she would only say, euphemistically, that she "serves the people" - an old Mao-era slogan. Left behind 2010-05-12T23:32:00Z The idea was for a new mechanism — euphemistically called “a special purpose vehicle” — that would essentially be eurobonds created by intergovernmental agreement among euro zone countries. Debt Rescue Package for Europe Took a Nudge From Washington 2010-05-11T01:11:00Z There is every reason to believe that instant, or even early, action to cut the deficit would endanger what is euphemistically referred to as "the recovery". Hanging around for a political breakthrough ? again 2010-04-24T23:06:00Z Business as normal On the streets of the capital Bissau, where people euphemistically refer to the situation as "the incident", life apparently goes on as normal. Just another coup 2010-04-08T14:15:00Z On the sort of afternoon managers tend to, euphemistically, term a "bad day at the office" Harry Redknapp saw his side's hopes of Champions League qualification dented by a Sunderland team sprinkled with former Spurs. Sunderland 3-1 Tottenham | Premier League match report 2010-04-03T16:08:00Z In those days a good swipe with the stick was called an "attitude adjuster" and the whip itself was known euphemistically as "the persuader". Katie Walsh and Nina Carberry prove women are no longer passengers 2010-03-18T00:10:00Z The job itself is euphemistically titled product testing associate. Over-titled 2010-03-17T11:15:00Z These parents often don’t trust the mental-health professionals who usually treat children with “issues,” as we euphemistically tend to refer to problems like learning disabilities, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism or other developmental difficulties. Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues 2010-03-11T17:17:00Z He was advised against running for mayor in 2008 in Paradise Valley, which is nearly all white, because, he said one person told him euphemistically, he was “tall.” Ben Quayle, the Former Vice President?s Son, Enters Politics 2010-03-11T08:20:00Z To sidestep laws against selling malicious software, programmers euphemistically advertise their hacks as "training" and "tutoring," hackers say. People's Republic of Hacking 2010-02-20T02:50:00Z After an initial evaluation period in January, Woods entered a six-week program called Gentle Path, euphemistically named considering it includes a nothing-held-back Disclosure Day with a spouse. Tiger Woods: Eye Of The Storm 2010-02-17T00:00:00Z Where senators look far more promiscuous, euphemistically, is in the battle over confirming the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, for a second term. 2010-01-25T08:29:00Z No definite rules can be given, because the temperature and the humidity of each pair of hands—to put the case euphemistically—are different. Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables And of all that six thousand what percentage do you suppose has had to be sent back for what is euphemistically known, I believe, as "getting into trouble," since landing in France? The Sword of Deborah First-hand impressions of the British Women's Army in France “The tone of the two remonstrances,” says Mr. Gladstone euphemistically, “could not be in exact accord; but by careful steering on my part, and I presume on his, all occasion of scandal was avoided.” The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) They are euphemistically termed "God's slaves," but might more properly be spoken of as slaves to the bestial passions of the profligate Brahmans of the temple to which they belong. Oriental Women At a considerable space from the town, all alone, we saw as we waited the big drab square building euphemistically known aboard as the “variety show.” The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday What sort of a place she euphemistically described as "a tidy room" I never discovered. Four Ghost Stories Not long afterward it stepped onto what was euphemistically referred to in that day and age as a "highway" but which in reality was little more than a wide, hoof-trampled lane. A Knyght Ther Was It was the story of cards, speculation—another name for that sort of gambling which is worse than any on the green cloth—and what is euphemistically known as wine. The Story of a New York House It is difficult to compare these two facts without feeling the bitter irony of what are euphemistically called our hereditary customs. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study If these women belonged to the class euphemistically called "unfortunate," they were doubtless there because men were already there before them. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III History teaches us that revolutions based on plunder, euphemistically called confiscation, expropriation, or socialisation, have indeed altered human nature, but they have altered it for the worse. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals What Dibdin euphemistically christened the Lincoln Nosegay was a second pair of bellows applied about the same date to the reddening flame of bibliographical ardour. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time According to Stucken the rib stands euphemistically for the organ of generation, which is cut off from Adam while he sleeps. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts She was what is euphemistically called a "cook" in Tonking; just another name for an arrangement so often resulting from the lonely life of Europeans among a slack-fibred dependent alien population. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia He thought about a Bangkok Post article which, three years earlier, had referred to him euphemistically as "The distinguished benefactor of rural girls in an urban profession." An Apostate: Nawin of Thais It is easier to continue to stand on an obsolete platform and watch a nation drift to disaster than to abandon the platform and endanger the party organization—euphemistically termed for the occasion "national unity." Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government Returns made about the time show a large number of slaves—euphemistically disguised as servants in some cases. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Such individuals in these days of disguising bad deeds under grand names are euphemistically designated kleptomaniacs. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting His health is excellent, and his intellect is in that condition euphemistically described in house-master's reports as "unformed." The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Investment—often spoken of euphemistically as "savings"—is consequently a meritorious act, conceived to be very serviceable to the community at large, and properly to be furthered by all available means. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation We often hear of people who will descend to any servility, submit to any insult for the sake of getting themselves or theirxii children into what is euphemistically called good society. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) He euphemistically speaks of the beaten herbage as the result of his having tripped and fallen, at which, says he, the woman smiled, that is she fell in with his proposals. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The euphemistically named "sweet water" contained a large number of Bilharzia parasite, an interesting little creature, whose ancestors have been found embedded in the Egyptian mummies. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 It would be difficult to find, couched in such euphemistically appreciative language, so accurate a summary of the intention and quality of this book. The Child of Pleasure The question being left somewhat at loose ends, whether the projected league is to include the two or three Imperial Powers whose pacific intentions are, euphemistically, open to doubt. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Eastwards from Jerusalem ran what was euphemistically called a road, surely the worst in all Palestine, which led to Jericho and the Jordan valley. With Our Army in Palestine But it may as well be admitted that he began at this time to show what may euphemistically be styled his paganism, in the relish which he evinced for jests of doubtful propriety. Essays on Scandinavian Literature Likely enough he had pulled across to the farther shore to bear a hand in what Troy euphemistically called the "salvage" of the long-boats' cargoes. The Mayor of Troy One result of words being used euphemistically is that they often cease to have their milder original meaning, and cease therefore to seem euphemistic at all. Stories That Words Tell Us Jane was red haired, and her nose was what is euphemistically called retroussé. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World At eleven o'clock, Mr. Barton walked forth in cape and boa, with the sleet driving in his face, to read prayers at the workhouse, euphemistically called the 'College'. Scenes of Clerical Life Ten years I served the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Company as chief clerk, or as Mr. Wainwright euphemistically called it, assistant to the general manager. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland "This minute I am feeling strong, because I am with someone in whose presence, for some reason or other, I can wash myself in clean water—excuse me, I am speaking euphemistically." Atlantis Nine Englishmen out of ten took delight in the savage contempt poured upon what was known euphemistically as "the æsthetic craze" by the pet organ of the English middle class. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 1 The Italian might be said to hear through what is euphemistically called his heart, the Frenchman through his palate, the Spaniard through his toes, the German through his brain, and the Englishman through his purse. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. Demetrius, indeed, had accomplished what he euphemistically described as "a fair night's work." A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. You cannot penetrate far behind the scenes in Germany without coming across the traces of Section Seven of the Berlin Police Presidency, the section that is known euphemistically as that of the Political Police. The Man with the Clubfoot In our own country, what is euphemistically termed the Elizabethan Settlement proved to be the source of further dissension, and reform appeared as the prolific mother of sects and schisms. The Unity of Civilization There was scarcely a respectable family in Corsica who had not one or more of its members thus alla campagna, as it was euphemistically styled. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series The result, very properly, was that all the work which a committee euphemistically calls "organising work" was left to her. Living Alone In 1619 what was probably the first slave ship on that coast—it was euphemistically called a "Dutch man-of-war"—landed its human cargo in Virginia. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making The victim was offered as a burnt sacrifice, which in Hebrew idiom was euphemistically described as passing through the fire. Patriarchal Palestine Please remember that to appear to be what one is not, and to ape manners foreign to one's real self is part of what you have so nicely, so euphemistically, termed 'my calling.' Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces Fred was unable to take her even as far as the train, for his manager had one of his periodic attacks of what was euphemistically termed his "illness." The Elephant God Then perhaps he was hanged, or he “died in our hands,” as one of Elizabeth’s officers euphemistically put it, when the Jesuit was tortured to death in the Tower. In the Wrong Paradise His love of knowledge, as he euphemistically termed his curiosity, was roused to the utmost, and he was like a hunter who has struck an obscure trail. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Half a dozen houses in Marylebone left by Ruskin's father, to which he added three more in Paradise Place, as it was euphemistically named, were the subjects of their experiment. The Life of John Ruskin Some, adopting his own nomenclature, have called this a change of base; some, less euphemistically, speak of it as a retreat. Abraham Lincoln, Volume II And she did suckle him occasionally although, less euphemistically, she saw it as him being allowed to devour her. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The majority of the besieged bought—or otherwise acquired loot; he never spent a penny on it, and never entered what the looters euphemistically liked to call "deserted houses." Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition Thirdly, these same tumblers were filled to the brim with inferior but exhilarating champagne—purchased, as they euphemistically put it in the Supply Column, "locally." All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand What really makes women workers afraid of their independent sisters is that extremely pernicious system of payment euphemistically known as "pocket-money." Women Workers in Seven Professions Daphne and several others—euphemistically styled workers—had conspired and agreed together to obtain money by false pretences for and on behalf of a certain mission, to wit the Banana. The Brother of Daphne I am not the least bit in love with—we will euphemistically say 'anyone else.' The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking In official parlance the burning of villages is usually expressed euphemistically as "So many villages were visited and punished," or, again, "The fortifications were demolished." The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War They were what is euphemistically called a little mixed. Roden's Corner Several of her intimate friends and more that she associated with daily made what she euphemistically termed a cult of men. The Sisters-In-Law Every prisoner knows that an attempt to escape would be suicide—"you might get hurt," as the prison rule book euphemistically phrases it—and they generally prefer suicide in some other form. The Subterranean Brotherhood And the seamen speak euphemistically of the O-'bake, the honourable ghosts, and fear them with a great fear. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series It is in this manifesto that he applies euphemistically to her deed the term "tyrannicide." The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series She had not—to put it euphemistically—many friends. Hidden Creek They could not say much by way of complaint, for they had foreseen, from the beginning of the Duke's intimacy with Eleanora, that an "accident," as they euphemistically called it, was to be expected. The Tragedies of the Medici He euphemistically stated that "a few villages have been destroyed." What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it The tribute brought by the different feudal states was, perhaps euphemistically, associated with offerings due to the gods, apparently on the same ground that the Emperor was vaguely associated with God. Ancient China Simplified This bailiwick also offered what might be euphemistically called 'business opportunities' to enterprising members. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 Multinationals shift money through tax free territories in what is euphemistically known as "tax planning". Crime and Corruption No explanation was given, and none sought—for Jimmie was old in the ways of American wage-slavery, euphemistically referred to as "industrial serfdom". Jimmie Higgins Liberty is associated, in the minds of reformers, with laissez-faire, the Manchester School, and the exploitation of women and children which resulted from what was euphemistically called "free competition." Political Ideals It is thus apparent how inventions of the most circumstantial kind have arisen out of this plan of writing history, as it is euphemistically called. Prolegomena Britain, under the previous, Tory, government also pioneered an interesting and controversial incentive system for its public servants as top government officials are euphemistically called there. After the Rain : how the West lost the East If you resist the selling up you are bludgeoned and imprisoned, the process being euphemistically called the maintenance of law and order. Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion Nine Englishmen out of ten took delight in the savage contempt poured upon what was known euphemistically as "the aesthetic craze" by the pet organ of the English middle class. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1 The Temple was euphemistically known to Effie as the Smoky Town. Beatrice To be plain, I had endured what is euphemistically called "disappointment" already; and, not being a complete coxcomb, I had no intention of courting a second. Dead Men Tell No Tales The options of raising taxes or improving the collection methods are fantastic in the chaotic environment euphemistically known as the Russian Economy. After the Rain : how the West lost the East "You talked to me some time ago," said la Peyrade, "about marrying a girl who was rich, fully of age, and slightly hysterical, as you were pleased to put it euphemistically." The Lesser Bourgeoisie The police were notified, and a week later he was found in a house of the type—so euphemistically called—of "ill fame." The Foundations of Personality These cruelties are euphemistically described as the first step towards the segregation of white and black, but they might more truthfully be styled the first steps towards the extermination of the blacks. Native Life in South Africa In growing meekness Babbitt went on waiting till Hanson casually reappeared with a quart of gin—what is euphemistically known as a quart—in his disdainful long white hands. Babbitt |
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