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And in truth, the judge’s abrupt pivot on this issue, while shameless and cynical, is tactically wise.

But in their abrupt about-face days before the Nov. 15 application deadline, district officials said on Sunday they were dropping most of the new admissions requirements, appearing to revert back to the more rigorous process for the upcoming school year.

"The guy was quite abrupt, quite pushy, quite rude."

If the toxic mix of arrogance and certainty could be captured on film, it would look like the faces of Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The slang phrase, “I can’t even,” with its abrupt stop implying an expression of surprise or frustration, so perfectly fits the emergence of this “issue,” it’s as if the phrase was coined specifically with fluoride in mind.

Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year after an all-you-can-eat shrimp fiasco contributed to financial losses; Rubio’s Coastal Grill did the same following the abrupt closure of 48 locations in California.