2024年2月8日 星期四

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How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party

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How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party

By Ross Barkan

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The term Sinosphere usually refers to the East Asian cultural sphere, states within East and Southeast Asia that have been significantly influenced by Chinese culture. It may also refer to: James Matisoff's name for the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area.


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on end



1Continuing without stopping for a specified period of time:sometimes they’ll be gone for days on end
2In an upright position:he brushed his hair, leaving a tuft standing on end



drive a wedge between


1Separate:the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences
1.1Cause disagreement or hostility between:I’m not trying to drive a wedge between you and your father



drive a wedge between
phrase of wedge
  1. separate.
    "the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences"
    • cause disagreement or hostility between.
      "I'm not trying to drive a wedge between you and your father"


wedgie 

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛdʒi/ 

NOUN

informal
1A shoe with a wedge heel.
2chiefly North American An act of pulling up the material of someone’s underwear tightlybetween their buttocks as a practical joke.
Example sentences
  • It's like a fire drill at school, with marginally fewer attempted wedgies.
  • We used to shun them, mock them, give them wedgies and snicker when they played Dungeons and Dragons.
  • After that flour incident, someone slipped some ice cubes in my shirt, placed a big wad of gum on my pants, poured ink all over my hair, all topped with a big wedgie.

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