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A Syrian refugee holding a baby in a life tube swims towards the shore after their dinghy deflated 100m away from the Greek island of Lesbos, September 13th 2015. According to the International Organisation for Migration over 400,000 refugees and migrants have made the journey across the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year http://econ.st/1QApLjB

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On its way down, the plane also hit a taxi. The taxi driver survived and has been called the “luckiest man alive.”

On the front page of today's New York Times:

A dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees drifting in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece after its motor broke down off the Greek island of Kos. http://nyti.ms/1JTQFSw

Photo: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

Horrified motorists witness Taiwan airliner flip into river

The accident killed at least 23 people and injured more than a dozen...

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It may sound flippant to say that many cases of cancer are caused by bad luck, but that is what two scientists are suggesting.
  Burger King Officially Has the Slowest Drive-Through in Fast Food
By Josh Sanburn
If it seems like the King takes a long time to flip your burgers when you're sitting in the drive-through, you're right.


With Toyota caught in a downshift, competitors should make aggressive moves to capitalize, says HBS professor Bill George. For starters, they need to improve their auto lineups for the long term. He explains how Ford and GM can best navigate the industry landscape ahead.

AT 3:45 on a recent Saturday morning — as frogs croaked into the void and a mufflerless pickup downshifted onto Cow Head Road — Rodney Scott, 37, pitmaster here at Scott’s Variety Store and Bar-B-Q, gave the order.
“Flip the pigs,” he said, his voice calm and measured. “Let’s go. Some char is good — too much and we lose him.”

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The term may sound absurd, but more people are stealing animals to sell for profit, and the number of cases is growing

dinghy

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋɡi/ 

 Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋi/ 

NOUN (plural dinghies)

1A small boat for recreation or racing, especially an open boat with a mast and sails.

Example sentences

1.1A small inflatable rubber boat.

Example sentences

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a rowing boat used on rivers in India): from Hindi ḍiṅgī. The -ghin English serves to indicate the hard g.

flippant

ˈflɪp(ə)nt/

adjective

1. not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

   "a flippant remark"

   synonyms:

   frivolous, superficial, shallow, glib, thoughtless, carefree, irresponsible,

flip1

Pronunciation: /flɪp/

verb (flips, flipping, flipped)

• 1turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden quick movement: [no object]:the plane flipped over and then exploded [with object]:the six-foot wave flipped the dinghy over

• 2 [with object and adverbial] move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement:she flipped off her dark glasses she flipped a few coins on to the bar
• [with object] turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off:he flipped a switch and the front door opened
• [with object] toss (a coin) to decide an issue:given those odds one might as well flip a coin

• 3 [no object] informal suddenly lose control or become very angry:he had clearly flipped under the pressure
• suddenly become very enthusiastic:I walked into a store, saw the guitar on the wall, and just flipped

• 4 [with object] buy and sell (something, especially shares or property) quickly in order to make a profit:individual investors often flip the shares they buy within days, even hours

noun

• 1a sudden quick movement:the fish made little leaps and flips
• (a flip through) a quick look through a book, magazine, etc.:a quick flip through my cookery books

• 2British informal, dated a quick tour or pleasure trip:I did a flip round the post-show party
  

  [derived from an earlier sense 'short flight in an aircraft']

adjective

• glib or flippant:he couldn’t get away with flip, funny conversation

exclamation

informal

• used to express mild annoyance.

Phrases

flip burgers

North American informal work as a cook in a fast-food restaurant.

flip one's lid (or chiefly North American one's wig)

informal suddenly lose control or become very angry.

Phrasal Verbs

flip through

look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.):McLeish flipped through his notes

Origin:

mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense 'make a flick with the finger and thumb'): probably a contraction of fillip

flip (TURN QUICKLY) 
verb [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] -pp-
If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it turns over quickly:
When one side is done, flip the pancake (over) to cook the other side.
I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind.
You turn the television on by flipping (= operating) the switch at the side.
The captains flipped a coin into the air (= made it turn over in the air to see which side it landed on) to decide which side would bat first.

flip 
noun [C]
when something turns over quickly or repeatedly:
a flip of a coin
The acrobats were doing somersaults and flips (= jumping and turning their bodies over in the air).

downshift (VEHICLE) 
verb [I] US
to change to a lower gear when driving, to reduce power and speed 

muffler, in automobiles, device designed to reduce the noise from the exhaust of an internal-combustion engine.

croak (SOUND) verb [I or T]
1 When animals such as frogs and crows croak, they call making deep rough sounds.

2 When you croak because you have a sore or dry throat, you speak with a rough voice.

croak
noun [C]


 AT 3:45 on a recent Saturday morning — as frogs croaked into the void and a mufflerless pickup downshifted onto Cow Head Road — Rodney Scott, 37, pitmaster here at Scott’s Variety Store and Bar-B-Q, gave the order.


muf·fler (mŭf'lər)
n.

1. A heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth.
2. A device that absorbs noise, especially one used with an internal-combustion engine.