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“Don't—I want air conditioning,” she said, and he looked at her with a barely-concealed scowl, as if she were eating up provisions that had to last them for a long time.

And You--And You--And You Con Chapman 2012

Some analysts suggest that Mr. Zaw Zaw's advocacy for reform is a barely-concealed effort to help remove sanctions while also protecting his assets in the longer term.

Myanmar Tycoons Embrace Change James Hookway 2011

Yes, I will admit he can be very funny, the same way Andrew Dice Clay is funny, and yes, Rush Limbaugh does have a great deal of insight into what it's like to live in world of entitlement and barely-concealed contempt for people he thinks are less than him.

No, Thanks 2009

Woods 'win there and his subsequent hyper-dominance and revolutionizing of the game is something that many look at with a level of awe ... and a lot of others scowl at with barely-concealed disgust.

The Post In Which Karl Rove Channels Hall & Oates' Hit Single “Out Of Touch” 2008

Woods 'win there and his subsequent hyper-dominance and revolutionizing of the game is something that many look at with a level of awe ... and a lot of others scowl at with barely-concealed disgust.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

It's not hyperbole to say that Bush's campaign, guided by Roger Ailes and Lee Atwater, essentially wrote the modern Republican political playbook-one that relies on vilifying opponents with personal smears, turning the word "liberal" into an epithet, and fracturing the electorate with barely-concealed appeals to prejudice and racism.

A Funny Judge of Civility 2009

These days, even as we anticipate with barely-concealed glee the next stirring inaugural address, the Chicago blood is all political in nature - that is to say, metaphorical.

Tom Watson: Blago! (The Musical) 2009

The article, headlined "U.S., after long ban, quietly begins to study gun safety," reported, with barely-concealed alarm, that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is studying the risks to teenagers from carrying guns.

Dennis A. Henigan: For the Gun Lobby, Ignorance is Bliss 2009

Hillary Clinton reportedly has a new radio ad in Philadelphia, featuring a just barely-concealed dig at Barack Obama.

New Hillary Radio Ad In Pennsylvania Features Army Brass Saying Experience Trumps Charisma 2009

It's not hyperbole to say that Bush's campaign, guided by Roger Ailes and Lee Atwater, essentially wrote the modern Republican political playbook-one that relies on vilifying opponents with personal smears, turning the word "liberal" into an epithet, and fracturing the electorate with barely-concealed appeals to prejudice and racism.

A Funny Judge of Civility 2009