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The contents bristle with symbols, charts and jawbreaking terminology, the hard stuff of which the Philosophers' Stone is made.

From Time Magazine Archive

A new simplified presentation of a jawbreaking language was available last week at the Oxford University Press, Bombay branch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some lenders fear that this process, known to economists by the jawbreaking name of "disintermediation," is already beginning.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides the jawbreaking name, the W-T-&-S retained both of the familiar logotypes: the Telly's lighthouse steadfastly dispelled the gloom of night while the Sun's sun heralded the break of day.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a quiet, gentlemanly young fellow, blessed with a goodly share of Irish wit, and a rich vocabulary of jawbreaking words.

From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Anson, Adrian Constantine