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the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
misrepresentation of something, so as to give a favorable impression:
The company's list of assets included a great deal of window dressing.
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2015.
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Colleges should also invite speakers who reflect diverse viewpoints-and not merely as academic
But that's all
if it can't make us care what happens to its characters.
And yet there was a context, and that context is not mere
Now please find a subplot in which you play a role as something other than shrieking pastel
They hire them for
, especially in finance.
, but real respect and opportunities.
Finally, while posting your complaint online might catch a company's attention, the response is sometimes
He had chosen her as
for the mausoleum he runs, but her strength and grace have touched him.
Superconductivity here is mere
on your basic idea.
They are lavish
for the memorabilia, much of it expected.
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