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He felt equally dismissive of willful ignorance—his description of the modern press—and
“No, Mrs. Lewis. You didn’t panic. In fact, we engaged you because you don’t panic. You were a field medic with two tours in the Gulf.”
He asked about his law clerk, Avery Keene,
Jamie’s body crumpled soundlessly to the ground, the yellow flowers of the carpet darkening with blood.
harridan
brain disorder known as Boursin’s syndrome.”
National Counterterrorism Center
NCTC
retained data about U.S. citizens, drawn from DMV records, flight data, local law enforcement, and even dragnets from cell phone records, casino employee lists, and any information source that...
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No doubt Justice Wynn, a libertarian hippie, refused to access the system he’d publicly criticized.
peripatetic
traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods.
au courant.
In French, au courant literally means "with the current," or "in the course." If you stay with the flow of current events, culture, or work, you'll always be au courant. Well informed about
abrading
Scrape or wear away by friction
POA.
A power of attorney isa legal document that allows someone else to act on your behalf.
glom
Become stuck or attached to
Gary Stewart briefly now.” The press hits would come fast, and no one was better equipped to parry them than the Court’s press secretary.
Davos.
An alpine resort town?
eidetic
marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images
With claws tipped in carmine,
Boursin’s syndrome.
Avery revved the engine and headed for Bethesda, never noticing the dark blue sedan that followed her onto the street.
“Boursin’s syndrome.”
American genetics company wants to merge with an Indian biotech firm and share technology. The president objected and stopped the merger—first time in history.”
The core issue is the Exon-Florio Amendment. It’s supposed to balance national security interests against America’s interest in foreign investment.”
The 1988 Exon-Florio amendment to the Defense Production Act authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies that may harm national security, an action the President has taken only once.
Add to the geopolitical mix the kind of technology that can change DNA, put it in the wrong hands, and it could become weaponized—for profit.
Or it could save my life.”
“Lasker Bauer.”
but even the thought was exhausting.
codicils.”
Robert Caro’s weighty biographies
Nitrocellulose.
magician’s flash paper.
BURN UPON REVIEW.
The man, who had spent his career cleaning up after politicians, reluctantly stepped over Avery’s body and reached for the open safe.
“Have you been dizzy or experiencing blurred vision?”
“Nor am I sleepy or dopey.”
Ha Ha!
“But you’ve got grumpy ...
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She took a sip from her cup. “Who had a reason to steal from him?” “Celeste,” both men said in unison.
“Do either of you know what VGC is?”
“Mr. Cooper sends his money overseas and does his biotech research offshore,”
“No wonder President Stokes hates him.”
“Your mother’s name was Vivian.
Vivian’s Georgia Cabin.”
Jared nodded and confirmed...
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want to be out of here by a quarter to eleven.” He thrust the glass at Vance. “Make up a national emergency and yank me, okay?”
pugilism
shiv
The only person Brandon Stokes hated more than Ken Neighbors was his counterpart in the House, Speaker DuBose Porter, Alabama-born and Yale-bred.
acrimony.
Stokes had strategized endlessly about sneaking in a replacement justice while Congress was in recess,
