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The Double Doink was a game-ending field goal attempt by Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey in the National Football League (NFL)'s 2018 NFC Wild Card game.Parkey's failed 43-yard field goal attempt against the Philadelphia Eagles was partially blocked by Eagles defensive lineman Treyvon Hester, hit the left upright, then bounced off the crossbar, and finally fell back out onto the goal line ...
William D. Lutz (/ l ĘŚ t s /; born December 12, 1940) is an American linguist who specializes in the use of plain language and the avoidance of doublespeak (deceptive language).
Further examination of the "double-doink" shows the Eagles’ Treyvon Hester got a hand on the botched 43-yard field goal attempt.
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One of the four suits in a French-suited or Spanish-suited pack of cards. [9] [1] Symbol: or coat card Original term for court card, now obsolete. [29] coffee housing To talk and act in order to mislead one's opponents about one's cards. [29] 7 of Coins Coins One of the four suits in a Latin-suited pack of cards. [1] Symbol: or color, colour
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It was the doink for the divisional round. The clank off the bright yellow upright echoed through the Tampa night, ending the Buccaneers season and extending the Commanders' magical run, ...
Lutz was also the former editor of the now defunct Quarterly Review of Doublespeak, which examined the use of vocabulary by public officials to obscure the underlying meaning of what they tell the public. Lutz is one of the main contributors to the committee as well as promoting the term "doublespeak" to a mass audience to inform them of its ...