The Scary Facts About 'Natural' Supplements Like Green Tea Extract Powder, Caffeine Powder, And Kava. New findings from Consumer Reports shed light on some of the problems associated with dietary supplementsâincluding an increased risk of organ damage, cancer, and cardiac arrest.
To make a self-serving, politically-motivated accusation or prosecution. From Mike Nifong, a North Carolina District Attorney who made headlines for a controversial prosecution and his subsequent disbarment while in office for ethics violations.
Meaning: Quibbling over insignificant details. Synonyms: carping; caviling; nitpicking; pettifogging; quibbling. Context examples: caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders / her nagging and carping attack / thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking / a pettifogging lawyer's mind / had no patience with quibbling critics. Similar: