2026年2月22日 星期日

baby bust. If Democrats’ drops in fertility over the coming years do again outstrip Republican gains, that trend will worsen a broader issue the U.S. is facing: a countrywide baby bust.

 


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baby bust
/ˈbeɪbi bʌst/
noun
informalNorth American English
nounbaby bustplural nounbaby busts
  1. a temporary marked decrease in the birth rate.


baby bust

noun

a marked decline in birth rate
baby buster noun

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Permanent demographic shifts, including a baby bust, continued to create long-term talent shortages for certain jobs and skills that could persist for years, even as some companies laid off large numbers of existing workers.John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025What's really behind the baby bust The reasons Americans choose not to have children are hotly debated in academic circles, with many attributing America’s baby bust to shifting priorities and societal norms.Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025Nevertheless, permanent demographic shifts, including a baby bust, have created long-term talent shortages for certain jobs, skills, and geographies that could persist for years.John M. Bremen, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025If Democrats’ drops in fertility over the coming years do again outstrip Republican gains, that trend will worsen a broader issue the U.S. is facing: a countrywide baby bust.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2025


2026年2月21日 星期六

placeholder.But those rulings were placeholders. The tariffs decision was the first time the court issued a final judgment about the legality of a piece of Mr. Trump’s agenda.

 

The separation has been less clear in the court’s other recent interactions with Mr. Trump.

In the months before the president returned to office, the court divided along ideological lines when it granted Mr. Trump substantial immunity from prosecution. Since then, the court’s conservative majority has signed off on most of his emergency requests, temporarily allowing him to fire independent agency leaders without cause, remove transgender troops from the military and remove deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of migrants.

在總統重返辦公室前的幾個月裡,法院在給予川普先生實質的豁免權時,因意識形態分歧而分裂。此後,法院的保守派多數批准了他的大部分緊急請求,暫時允許他無故解僱獨立機構領導人、將跨性別士兵從軍隊中移除,並取消數十萬移民的遣返保護。


這些命令並未正式簽署,但保守派大法官很少公開表示他們不同意讓川普先生如願以償。


Those orders were unsigned, but members of the conservative bloc rarely noted that they disagreed with giving Mr. Trump his way.



But those rulings were placeholders. The tariffs decision was the first time the court issued a final judgment about the legality of a piece of Mr. Trump’s agenda.但這些裁決只是權宜之計。關稅裁決是法院首次就川普先生的某項政策的合法性做出最終判決。






PLACEHOLDER definition: 1. a piece of text or an image that is put in a document temporarily before the final text or image…. Learn more.

ere."I was driven for some half mile ere we stopped""we hope you will return ere long"

 

ere
/ɛː/
literaryarchaic
conjunction
  1. before in time.
    "I was driven for some half mile ere we stopped"
preposition
  1. before (a specified time).
    "we hope you will return ere long"

beggar. spare room i. elate. "their elate and animated faces" "while the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well"

 


elate
/ɪˈleɪt/
verb
  1. make (someone) ecstatically happy.
    "while the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well"
    Similar:
    thrilled
    exhilarated
    happy
    delighted
    Opposite:
adjective
archaic
  1. in high spirits; exultant or proud.
    "their elate and animated faces"



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guest bedroom, home office, hobby room, or for extra storage. It can also be utilized as a playroom, dressing room, or, in many cases, rented out to a lodger or housemate for extra income. 
Key uses for a spare room include:
  • Guest Bedroom: Dedicated space for visitors with storage, a bed, and, ideally, a seating area.
  • Home Office: A quiet, dedicated area for remote work.
  • Rental Income: Rented out to lodgers to help with mortgage or rent costs.
  • Functional Spaces: Converted into a dressing room, home gym, studio, or games room. 
Alternatively, SpareRoom is the UK's leading website for finding flatmates, house shares, and renting out spare rooms. 
beggar
/ˈbɛɡə/
noun
  1. 1.
    a person, typically one who is homeless, who lives by asking for money or food.
    Similar:
    tramp
    beggarman
    beggarwoman
    vagrant
  2. 2.
    informal
    a person of a specified type, especially one to be envied or pitied.
    "poor little beggars"
    Similar:
    fellow
    thing
    individual
    soul
    character
verb
  1. reduce (someone) to poverty.
    "why should I beggar myself for you?"