Biden’s Best Veep Pick Is Obvious
By Frank Bruni
She, more than anyone, can get under Trump’s skin.
Hong Kong, Taiwan and territorial disputes are sources of growing tension
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A supposed detente between Japan and China is already fading
get under sb's skin
extenuate (ik-STEN-yoo-ayt)
verb tr.
1. To reduce or attempt to reduce the severity of (an error, an offense, etc.) by making partial excuses for it.
2. To lessen or to make light of.
Etymology
From Latin extenuare (to lessen), from ex- (out) + tenuare (to make thin), from tenuis (thin). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ten- (to stretch), which is also the source of tense, tenet, tendon, tent, tenor, tender, pretend, extend, tenure, tetanus, hypotenuse, pertinacious, and detente.
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