In regards to the polarity of the nation`s political biases, the media peddles the same tired _____ , hoping that the repetition of a conventional idea will lead people to passively accept it.
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Many are quick to contend-albeit falsely-that the personal essay, given the few slim anthologies released last year, is a(n) _____ genre: historically, the form has always played second fiddle to the more brash acts, such as the novel or long-form journalism.
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Berolucci found most climes _____ to his creativity; often, he would travel to remote locations, as he believed such places to be less likely to chase off his fickle muse.
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Cryptozoology is predicated on a notion that is every bit as _____ as the very quarry it aims to study: one cannot disprove the existence of that which does not exist.
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An efflorescence of creativity rarely occurs in a _____ milieu; even a modicum of strife, whether in the home or in society at large, can spur great work in both art and literature.
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Vascoux, in not exclusively _____the tenets of modern jazz, imbues his trumpet playing with a pathos reminiscent of the Romantic composers.
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News blogs have become popular, as many offer _____ commentary not found in most traditional media, which tend to eschew publishing writing that may be deemed offensive by some.
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Due to recent advances in technology, archaeologists have the potential of _____, even from the tiniest fragments, the provenance of pottery shards.
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Some cynical to space travel have quipped that since the Earth has always felt bashful over its lack of rings, man has seen it fit to _____ this omission: the accumulated detritus-derelict satellites, debris from manned spaced project, and diverse space junk-orbiting our planet, they feel, should make our planet feel a little less insecure.
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The travelogue is a thorny genre, even for seasoned writers, for one must _____ a curious balance between inspired navel-gazing and reportage with a cosmopolitan slant.
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It was not out of mere _____ that Mozart, by then well established, sought out a young Beethoven-in the latter`s early work Mozart divined a genius that he hoped to, in some way, cultivate.
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Gearing up for the 2008 Olympics, the city of Beijing worked with impressive _____: the National Stadium, colloquially referred to as the Bird`s Nest, a work of such grandiosity that most municipalities would have labored five years to complete, was finished in less than half that time.
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Thumbing his nose with equal derision at Mozart as he did at Monet, Thomas was an avowed _____, treating all arts with contempt.
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Critics who charged that the technology start-up had blatantly appropriated the laptop design of the leading manufacturer failed to take into account a recent report citing that the start-up had been anything but _____, as not only was it the first to market, but pictures of its original design had initially surfaced publicly.
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The author`s name in shining lights-on the book jacket, that is-_____ the collective nature of the enterprise: before hundreds of seasoned eyes even pore over a final copy, the author has had many expert readers help fashion the novel from its very inception.
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The attempted _____ offered little in the way of a resolution; indeed the fate of many characters was left unanswered.
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Many high-tech CEOs, perceived as having absolute power over their respective domains, are accorded the same awe and esteem once reserved for _____ .
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Despite the formality of the occasion, he danced with _____, flailing his arms in the air uninhibitedly.
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There are few _____ thrills to be gleaned from Kafka`s writing, for his characters, which typically embody ideas, are not fleshed out enough for the reader to become fully immersed in their plights.
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The Olympic Cycling Team took their _____ at the base of the mountain, hoping that the extra calories would sustain them during the tortuous ascent.
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