Shapiro

[ shuh-peer-oh ]

/ ʃəˈpɪər oʊ /

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noun

Karl (Jay), 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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By offering DTC life insurance, Shapiro is hoping to make it more accessible.
‘Crafting the brand’: How former Huge CEO is pivoting from agency background in service of DTC life insurance startup|Kimeko McCoy|February 3, 2021|Digiday
Scarry mocked those, including many of Politico’s employees, who thought Shapiro never should have been put in charge of the site’s popular Playbook newsletter — even for a day.
So you’re being held accountable? That’s not ‘cancel culture.’|Margaret Sullivan|January 31, 2021|Washington Post
Shapiro, who founded the Daily Wire after he departed Breitbart in 2016 and hosts a highly successful political podcast and radio show, commands a massive following on social media platforms.
Politico brought Ben Shapiro on as a ‘Playbook’ guest author to bring balance. It brought a backlash instead.|Elahe Izadi|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
“We’re able to enhance that chew so when you bite down you get that pushback and satiating feel of biting into a piece of meat,” Shapiro says.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Shapiro and Hitsch had done studies similar to Tuchman’s on e-cigarettes but their topics were, respectively, antidepressants and frozen entrees like Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s pizza.
Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV) (Ep. 440)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 19, 2020|Freakonomics
“It could not do much when it was in survival mode, but if did survive,” says Princeton Professor Jacob Shapiro.
Why ISIS Keeps Running Circles Around Us, Just Like Al Qaeda Did Before 9/11|Christopher Dickey|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The plaintiffs have to prove the causation aspect,” Shapiro told The Daily Beast.
Parents Sue for 'Wrongful Birth'|Elizabeth Picciuto|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It is based on avoiding killing civilians,” Roman Shapiro, the developer said in an email exchange.
‘Bomb Gaza’ Game Maker: ‘F**k Them All’|Gideon Resnick|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shapiro has not responded to my request for clarification on his comment.
‘Bomb Gaza’ Game Maker: ‘F**k Them All’|Gideon Resnick|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well done Ambassador Shapiro, Secretary Kerry and Mr. President.
I Traveled 6,000 Miles and a Lifetime to See the Pride Flag Fly at the U.S. Embassy in Israel|Jim Neal|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reporter who invents an incident, or heightens the horror of a calamity by fictions is in the case of Shapiro.
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner|Charles Dudley Warner
If Shapiro were to present me with the gigantic photograph of which you write, I should not know what to do with it.
Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov

British Dictionary definitions for Shapiro

Shapiro

/ (ʃəˈpiːrəʊ) /

noun

Jonathan. publishing as Zapiro . born 1958, South African political cartoonist

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