blended work force n.— «State Department officials insist that the company’s workers, who hold security clearances, merely relieve diplomats of administrative tasks and never influence policy. But the presence of contractors inside closed...
resoliferation n.— «In an interview with GQ Magazine, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) explained why resoliferation ©™ such as this is important (ok, he didn’t use the word resoliferation ©™, but humor me), when he revealed that the...
Peter Pan housing n.— «Patrick Hare, a Washington, D.C., urban planner, calls that dream “Peter Pan housing,” designed for people who never grow old. Their Never-Never Land is the nation’s endless spread of suburbs and exurbs...
treatment mall n.— «Mary Nell Clark, managing director of University Legal Services, said she learned that the trouble occurred in what is known as the treatment mall, a common area where patients are bought for classes and other...
plunker n.— «Still fishermen, or “plunkers” in fishing parlance, who do well on high but falling flows, were scoring good catches of fish by Tuesday on the north coast.» —“Outdoors Report: Hopes rise as rivers...
sky-busting v.— «It recalled he good old days of the fearful Murderers’ Row, minus, alas, all the old-fashioned sky-busting, except for Mr. Joe Gordon’s homer in the fourth.» —“First Blood” Washington Post Oct. 6...