Achievement First 5th Grade IA 1 Words

Why does a Wikipedia post reveal more about its creation than a story from the New York Times? The Verge (Aug 18, 2014)

Those in the fray called it the coconut water wars. New York Times (Jul 26, 2014)

“But to live in constant dread is to die over and over again.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

It’s difficult to separate healthy exercise from obsessive exercise. US News (Aug 4, 2014)

Note to future villains: less talking, more tormenting. Time (Aug 11, 2014)

“The image of a grandmother is one of a compassionate caregiver.” Time (Jun 10, 2014)

Younger teens and grade-schoolers may cringe at flashbacks of a laboratory, with needles and baby turtles. Washington Post

It is difficult to spend three hours watching people of another race mimic its idea of what your own race is supposedly like. Seattle Times (Jul 25, 2014)

We encourage all school districts in the state to initiate smoke free campuses for the sake of our kids. Washington Times (Jul 30, 2014)

From that information, they inferred where coral reefs were and how stable they were over time. New York Times (Jun 2, 2014)

I lick my bottom lip to keep from grimacing. Rules

For example, empathy, which we all see in face-to-face conversations, is thrown out the window in most digital exchanges. New York Times (Aug 6, 2014)

To paraphrase a Paula Cole song, where have all the cows gone? Time (Mar 4, 2014)

Still, there’s something to be said for how our reality influences our pop culture and how our pop culture influences our reality. Forbes (Aug 19, 2014)

It offered five different "user levels," each with more features than the last, to accommodate people of all different degrees of experience. Scientific American (Aug 1, 2014)

“If you read a scary article about Ebola, and then you read another article, you’re more likely to share that second article because you’re anxious.” New York Times (Aug 10, 2014)

Simulators are imitation spacecraft which are hooked up to computers. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story

She gets annoyed every time I ask her and she shuts me up quickly, like I’m prying into top secret information. Dreaming in Cuban

Less clutter equals more room to hang out with new friends. Washington Post

We rarely think about the perils of walking barefoot. Time (Aug 16, 2014)

Avoid foods with descriptive adjectives like “crunchy,” “crispy” and “sauteed.” Seattle Times (Feb 5, 2014)

Of my two guinea pigs, I figured she’d be more tolerant of Jason’s sudden movements and noises. Rules

The water, besides being cold and rough, can be as murky as soup. New York Times (Jul 25, 2014)

Smoke rose from one end of the street in a dark billowing curtain. The Guardian (Jul 20, 2014)

Today, many such forests are dense with small trees and loaded with flammable undergrowth ready to burn. Seattle Times (Jul 26, 2014)

It's a boy, but beyond that the details are about as public as Batman's real identity is to the residents of Gotham City. Los Angeles Times (Aug 19, 2014)

Some bullies here lie, distort and tell half-truths. The Guardian (Jul 6, 2014)

I open my mouth, but Ryan’s smirk makes me close it. Rules

Picture spacetime as a trampoline: drop a bowling ball on it and the entire mat will warp and jiggle. Time (Mar 17, 2014)

Once he paid back his loans, he had nothing left. The New Yorker (Aug 20, 2014)

It is probably a bit tacky for these world leaders to pose and preen together, but they are only human. Salon (Dec 10, 2013)

“Josh wakes up and tries not to hurt anybody’s feelings for a day, pretty much. There are no big plot twists.” Time (Aug 8, 2014)

When Shredder tempts the Turtles with a “99-cheese pizza,” they are almost powerless to resist. Time (Aug 8, 2014)

In all of these bull sessions, not once did they broach the subject of the crash. Unbroken

Researchers often use dull tests to see who can focus attention and stay on task. Seattle Times (Aug 2, 2014)

Sprawling across several continents and 10 years, “Lucky Us” is a coming-of-age story written in Technicolor. Seattle Times (Jul 23, 2014)

After a month of bitter fighting, the two sides are not meeting face to face. Reuters (Aug 7, 2014)

Some now question whether the wounds rubbed raw in the past two months can be healed. Washington Post

I took a few detours, to talk about oil and windfarms, before discussing fish. BBC (Jun 9, 2014)