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Together and separately, they have taken a wrecking ball to our august scientific institutions that were previously considered to be the best in the world.

From Salon

That august body of cineastes, the National Society of Film Critics, said so, and, frankly, it wasn’t even close.

Nevertheless, these claims have been a staple of news reporting for years, even by some of most august news organizations.

Greenberger’s warning about this scenario had been endorsed by no less august a figure than former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker.

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The august Senate — at least on the Republican side — is becoming more like its chaotic counterpart across the Rotunda every day.

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