Lecture 6: Media & Health Flashcards
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obituary/obituaries
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descriptions of the lives of people who have just died
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editorial/leader
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an article giving the newspaper editor’s opinion
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to cover the important news
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to deal with
noun: coverage
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classified ads/classifieds
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pages of advertisements in different categories
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supplements
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separate magazines included with the newspaper
6
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feature
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an article or set of article devoted to a particular topic
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agony column(s)
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sections in a paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional problems
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agony aunt
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person, typically a woman, who answers letters in an agony column
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circulation
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number of copies sold by a newspaper or magazine
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journal
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a magazine containing articles about a particular academic subject
or
a book where you write about what happened to you each day
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newsletter
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a regular report with information for people belonging to a particular group
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pamphlet
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small book with a soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political
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press release
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official written statement with information for the public
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leaflet
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single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something
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brochure
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a company, etc.
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prospectus
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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college or university, or a company
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flyer
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single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, etc. , often given out in the street
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booklet
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small thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something
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manual
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book of detailed instructions about how to use something
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innovative features
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original and interesting
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unsurpassed
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the best there is
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to leave xyz standing
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ar emuch better than others
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to put/leave others in the shade
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to make other courses seem insignificant
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rock-bottom prices
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extremely low
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prices slashed
dramatically reduced
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bargains galore
a huge number of products on sale at ridiculously low prices
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discount
reduction in price
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pamper yourself
treat yourself to something luxurious
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indulge yourself
let yourself do/have something that you enjoy but that may be bad for you
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sumptuous meal
usually food or furnishings, rich and special
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opulent
also rich and special, but usually words relating to lifestyle
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in the lap of luxury
in a very luxurious way
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ergonomically designed
designed by studying people and their working or living conditions, especially in order to improve effectiveness
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proven
shown by research
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state-of-the-art
use the very latest technology
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to stand out in a crowd
to be noticed
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to be guaranteed to turn heads
to be noticed
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tantalisingly beautiful
temptingly
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glossy hair, radiant skin
attractive, healthy-looking
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billboards
very large boards
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flyers
sheets of printed information
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trailers
brief excerpts from a film, TV or radio programme
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sky-writing
words written in the sky using smoke from a plane
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sandwich boards
advertising posters hung at the back and front of a person, who then walks around a busy area
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pop-ups
advertisements which appear on your screen suddenly
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to plug sth
advertise
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print journalism
newspapers and magazines
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broadcast journalism
radio and TV
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online journalism
news websites
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pressure groups
people trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue
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to air their views
express their opinions
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press conferences
meetings to give information to and answer questions from the press
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to issue a statement or press release
give a formal announcement to the press
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to seek publicity
wanting to reach a wider audience
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soundbite
short memorable sentence or phrase what will be repeated in news bulletins and articles
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to hunt for
to look for
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tapping useful sources
making use of people
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monitoring
regularly checking
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airtime
minutes given to it on radio or TV
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column inches
space
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coverage
media attention
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paparazzi
an informal and sometimes disapproving word for press photographers
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rag
informal word for a newpaper, suggests its not of very high quality
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gutter press
disapproving term forn newspapers which are more interested in crime and sex rather than serious news
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to go to press
newspapers are printed
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back copy
previous issues of a paper
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exclusive/scoop
a story that is only to be found in one newspaper
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to run a story
to cover a topic
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to hit the headlines
to get published
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a story breaks
becomes public knowledge
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libel/defamation of character
if they wrongly accuse someone of sth
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to put your own gloss/spin on a sth
present it in your own way
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muck-raking
collecting scandal
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occurrence
happening, event
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media: singular or plural?
plural, used with plural nouns (are)
also often used as an adjective in phrases like media reports/coverage/attention/interest/hype
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primary care
provided by the doctors who the patient goes first to
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another word for doctor
physician
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locum
a doc who does the job of another doc who is ill or on holiday
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acute condition
one that is severe and sudden in onset
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secondary care
specialists in special clinics or hospitals
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to be referred to a specialist
überweisen
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ophtalmologist
eye doc
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cardiologist
heart doc
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dermatologist
skin doc
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obstetrician
pregnancy and childbirth doc
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paediatrician
children doc
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anaesthetists
anaesthetia or stopping people from feeling pain during surgery
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complementary medicine
aka alternative medicine
approaches that differ from conventional western approaches
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acupuncturists
people who treat patients by using needles at special points around the skin
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chiropractors
people who treat patients by pressing joints in places where two joints are connected -> spine/back
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homeopathic doc
doctors who use tiny amounts of natural substances to treat an illness
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aromatherapist
therapists who use aromatic oils and massage
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healthcare
general expression for all of the services offered by hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, etc
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national insurance
tax paid by most working adults which covers the costs of healthcare for everyone
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national health service
british name for the state-funded service that covers hospitals, clinics, dentists, etc
often abbreviated to the NHS
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family doctor / GP
general practitioner, someone who looks after people's general health
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surgery
small centre offering primary care, run by a single GP or a couple GP's
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clinic
centre which specialises in treating a particular condition or group of conditions
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prescription charge
charge for the medication the doctor prescribes, which you pay at a pharmacy
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go private
choose pivate healthcare
a large number of insurance scemes exists to make people go private
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to look off-colour
not well, but not seriously ill
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to feel out of sorts
not well, but not seriously ill
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to feel under the weather
not well, but not seriously ill
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to feel poorly
not well, but not seriously ill
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to be fighting off a cold
trying to get rid of
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to be gone done with flu
to have caught a usually no-serious illness
you say "come down with the flu" when talking abt yourself
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to suffer from
used for more long-term problems
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hurt vs ache
pain caused by an injury
persistent low-level pain
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ache collocations
dull, nagging, throbbing
hurt is usually emotional pain
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(the usual) aches and pains
non-serious way to refer to minor problems
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cuts and bruises
minor injuries
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stinging
sudden, burning pain
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throbbing
beating with pain
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stiff neck
pain and difficulty moving your neck around
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to twist your ankle
injured by turning it suddenly
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dizzy
a feeling that you are spinning round and can't balance
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feverish
with a high temperature/fever
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shivery/ hot and cold
shaking slightly, usually because of a fever
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sleepless nights
without sleeping much
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nauseous
feeling that you want to vomit
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trembling
shaking
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my nose is all bunged up with a cold
blocked, informal
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to get over it
to get better, recover
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to recover from
to get better, used for more serious illnesses
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to be on the mend
to be getting better
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to be over the worst
to pass the most difficult period
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to be back on your feet
fully healthy again
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low-dose
measured amount of medicine that is relatively small
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asthma
medical condition in which breathing becomes difficult because air passages have narrowed
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past history
records of medical conditions a person has experienced
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disorder
illness of the body or mind
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gastrointestinal disease
illness of the stomach or digestive passages
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bowel
tube that carries solid waste out of the body
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adverse reactions
unwanted results
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stroke
sudden change in blood supply to the brain causing loss of function of part of the body
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conditions
illnesses or physical problems
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to exceed
take more than
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duration
length
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side effects
unwanted effects in addition to the intended one
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particles
small pieces
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nausea
feeling sick
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disorientation
not knowing where you are
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symptom
medical meaning: problem indicating an illness
adjective: symptomatic
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to diagnose
to identify what illness a patient has
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prognosis
outlook for the situation, how experts expect an illness to develop
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ailing (organisation)
sickly, unwell
one that has a lot of problems
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a rash (of burglaries)
a lot of small red spots on the skin
a number of similar things happening at the same time
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(world cup) fever, election fever
high temperatur
great excitement
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to be at fever pitch, to reach fever pitch
a point of very high intensity
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jaundiced (view)
yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem
unenthusiastic or sceptical because of previous bad experiences
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to carry the scars of/be scarred by
be permanently affected by a negative experience
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to infect (enthusiasm)
to pass on an illness
to pass on to
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pulse
regular beating of heart
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to have their finger on the pulse
to understand how things are changing
