The emerging details of her evacuation have also shed light on the usually secretive operations of a company run by U.S. veterans with special operations and intelligence training, who orchestrated the effort to slip one of Venezuela’s most recognizable political figures out of the country without getting caught.
'Ghost' Brands Come Alive With New Ads
By STUART ELLIOTT
Two nearly forgotten brands - Sure and Pert Plus - get their first new advertising campaigns in years to see if they can be made relevant to younger consumers.
--NOBODY else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could put on a show like Steve Jobs.
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slip1
/slɪp/
verb
3rd person present: slips
- 1.lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance."I slipped over on the ice"
- 2.go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice."we slipped out by a back door"
noun
plural noun: slips
- 1.an act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance."a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside"
- 2.a fall to a lower level or standard."a continued slip in house prices"
for that matter
As for that, so far as that is concerned, as in For that matter I'm not too hungry. William Congreve used it in The Old Batchelour (1693; 4:22): "No, no, for that matter, when she and I part, she'll carry her separate maintenance." [Late 1600s]
NOUN
Origin
mid 19th century: from French (in Old French meaning 'curds'), feminine of mat (adjective) 'matt', used as a noun.
(pûrt)
adj., pert·er, pert·est.
- Trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty: a pert hat.
- High-spirited; vivacious.
- Impudently bold; saucy.
[Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aperīre, to open.]
pertly pert'ly adv.pertness pert'ness n.
First Name Origin: Russ
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RUS
Short form of RUSSELL
RUSS
n. sing. & pl.
1. A Russian, or the Russians. [Rare, except in poetry.]
2. The language of the Russians.
Russ
a.
Of or pertaining to the Russians.
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