The Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and ...

“It is very PRC-style,” said Jennifer Bouey, chair of the department of international health at Georgetown University, using the abbreviation ... s total annual medical expenditure.

it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman. Cartoons exaggerated it to mock politicians. In rural settings, it was once considered a status symbol - a ...

While U.S. surgeons general are not required to have active medical licenses, Casey Means' nomination has ignited a debate ...

(WYTV)-Maybe you’ve run across an abbreviation or two on social media and wondered what that means? Let’s translate some that are confusing people, at least the ones they ask the ...

It’s becoming a status symbol, particularly among consumers ... scarcity, and cultural shorthand. Back in the UK, Claridge’s offers a more restrained but equally meaningful take.

Visible preferences, however, can serve as a form of shorthand for identity, especially when they align with the symbols and language of the in-group. Although their direct influence on behavior ...

he zapped the symbol’s practical value within the X ecosystem and gave grifters and pranksters everywhere a lovely gift. Still, outside of X a blue check remains an easy shorthand for ...

Through almost forensic close-ups, viewers are shown the brands and goods that have become shorthand for success ... justify its existence not just as a symbol, but as an investment.