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Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The arrival of a clutch of new brands will make a highly competitive industry even more so—and not all legacy firms will survive the coming transformation. Learn why: https://econ.st/3KTnCCZ

By the end of the year, on current trends, a quarter of federal judges will be Donald Trump’s appointees. They may prove his most enduring legacyBy the end of his first term, a quarter of them could be his choices
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Donald Trump is appointing federal judges at a blistering pace
By the end of his first term, a quarter of them could be his choices

A two-year spell in Greenland, working as a teacher, seems to have cooled the passions of Ahmed Akkari, a Lebanese-born migrant to Denmark who helped to spark the global uproar over cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that appeared in a Danish newspaper http://econ.st/14cWsOk
The dirt road outside his shop runs all the way to Pakistan, and its traffic is an economic lifeline. Vendors line the highway, selling everything from snow to keep the blistering heat at bay to seasonal fruit. Periodically a convoy of American vehicles passes, breaking the spell of an otherwise Afghan scene.

In Case You Hadn’t Heard, It’s Summer

By ANDY NEWMAN 6:41 PM ET

The season’s opening blast in New York continued with another day of blistering heat. The mercury hit record highs at the airports, though not in Central Park.

British inquiry condemns death of Iraqi detainee as "great stain" on army

	A British inquiry into the death of an Iraqi detainee has sharply criticized the conduct of British soldiers. But the growing number of Iraqis who claim they were mistreated could point to broader systemic abuse.

Siemens is thriving. But, despite recent streamlining, it may find it hard to sustain its blistering pace.
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Mr. Hu wrote a long, blistering essay detailing how police had tortured two people who had protested the illegal seizure of their homes in Beijing. In that essay, he also criticized the Communist Party’s human rights record.
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Goldman Sachs Director Quits, Calls Firm "Toxic"
Greg Smith announced his resignation in a blistering open letter published in the New York Times.

legacy

/ˈlɛɡəsi/

noun

1. 1.

   an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.

   "my grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy"

   Similar:

   bequest

   inheritance

   heritage

   bequeathal

   bestowal

   benefaction

   endowment

   gift

   patrimony

   heirloom

   settlement

   birthright

   provision

   devise

   hereditament
2. 2.

   the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.

   "he left us a rich legacy of buildings that are both innovative architectural creations and genuine works of art"

   Similar:

   consequence

   effect

   outcome

   upshot

   spin-off

   repercussion

   aftermath

   footprint

   by-product

   product

   result

   residue

   fruits

adjective

COMPUTING

1. denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.

   "integration with legacy systems has been cited as a problem by over half of respondents"

Legacy businesses are defined as a type of established business (minimum of 10 years in operation) that is small (typically less than ten employees), accessible (i.e. pedestrian-oriented, contributes to the ground-level streetscape), retail or food service sector oriented, and independently owned.

LEGACY BUSINESS STUDY - Seattle.gov

stain

[名]

1 しみ, よごれ, 汚染

a blood stain
血のしみ.

2 [C][U]ステイン：木材・繊維染色用の染料；顕微鏡標本着色用の染料.

3 [U]（染料による）着色, 染色.

4 （…の）汚点, 傷((on, upon ...))

a stain on one's character
不名誉, 不真面目；有罪の疑い

a stain on one's family name
家名の傷.

━━[動](他)

1 ［III[名]（[副]）］…にしみをつける, を（…で）よごす((with ...))

teeth stained with grape juice
グレープジュースで染まった歯.

2 〈木材（製品）を〉（…の色に）着色［染色］する. ▼材質に染み込むように着色する

stain the wood (red)
木を（赤色に）着色する.

3 ((文))〈名声などを〉汚す, 傷つける

stain one's reputation
名声を汚す.

━━(自)よごれる, しみがつく.


blistering

(blĭs'tər-ĭng)
adj.

1. Intensely hot: a blistering sun.
2. Harsh; severe: blistering criticism.
3. Very rapid: a blistering pace.
4. Producing a blister or blisters: a blistering agent.

blisteringly blis'ter·ing·ly adv.

extremely fast, forceful, or impressive.

"Burke set a blistering pace"

spell

Pronunciation: /spɛl/

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noun

• a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation: a spell is laid on the door to prevent entry
• a state of enchantment caused by a magic spell:the magician may cast a spell on himself
• an ability to control or influence people as though one had magical power over them:he woke from her spell

Phrases

under a spell

not fully in control of one’s thoughts and actions: the beauty of the land put me under a spell

under someone's spell

so devoted to someone that they seem to have magic power over one: she needed to have men under her spell

Origin:

Old English spel(l) 'narration', of Germanic origin

noun

• a short period:I want to get away from racing for a spell
• a period spent in an activity:a spell of greenhouse work
• Australian/NZ a period of rest from work.
• Cricket a series of overs during a session of play in which a particular bowler bowls: he usually produces only one good spell in a Test

verb

[with object] chiefly North American

• allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity:I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel
• [no object] Australian/NZ take a brief rest:I’ll spell for a bit

Origin:

late 16th century: variant of dialect spele 'take the place of', of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was 'shift of relief workers'