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CLICHE CHALLENGE
The Progressive Review

How various clichés of our times are faring based on the number of references on Google over a one month period.

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TOP CLICHES

Change 440 million
Blog 281 million
Google 194 million
Hope 82 million
Embed, embedded 49 million
Amazing 42 million
Marketplace 41 million
Prior to 33 million
Awesome 31 million
9/11 26 million
Inappropriate 25 million
Supportive 24 million
Concerns 21 million
Real time 21 million
Enhanced: 19 million
Empire, imperialism or imperial 17 million
In terms of 17 million
Context 17 million
24/7 13 million
Fuck, fucked, fucking 11 million
In accordance with 7 million
Transformation 5.8 million
Benchmark(s) 5.1 million

OVER 1 MILLION
Stimulus 4.8 million
Collaborative 4.4 million
Closure 4 million
I personally. . . 4 million
Robust 4 million
Transparency 3.8 million
Metrics 3.8 million
No choices - 3.2 million


LESS THAN 1 MILLION
Out of the box
In the wake of
Price point
Strategic partner(ship)
Entrepreneur
Mandate
Move on
Leverage
Unprecedented
Credibility
Main Street
Rant
On a daily (weekly, monthly, yearly) basis
Nuanced or nuance
Strategic planning [plan]
Moving/going forward
Shit
Sustainable
Tweak(ed)(s)
Robust
And also
Earmark[s]
No child left behind (NCLB)
Safe and effective
School community
Bring to the table
Kerfuffle
Mastermind
Credible
Douche bag
Partnering
As a matter of fact
Free world
Go for it
Resolve the issue
Any inconvenience

LESS THAN 500,000

Erectile dysfunction
Empower(ing)
The fact is
Proactive
Downsize (d) (ing)
Business model, models
Hegomny, hegemonic
Homeland security [without 'department']
Chatter
Unparalleled
Blogosphere
Teamwork, team building, or team player
Best practices
At the end of the day
Get down
Next generation
Free market(s)
Top notch
Synergy
Guru
Meme
Day One
Sooner rather than later
Recent studies have shown
State of the art
Bottom line
Due dilligence
Flash mob
Senior admininstration official
Welcome your feedback
Nuance(d)
Bling
Opine(d)
Yes, we can
Hate crimes
Group think or groupthink
Dancing in the streets
Street cred
Vetted
Those were the days
Defining moment
Tree lined street(s)
Zero sum
Sooner rather than later
Policies and procedures
Partner with us
Law and order

LESS THAN 250,O00

Get over it
Plan B [not contraception, contraceptive]
Wake up call
Back in the day
Perfect world
Faith based
Around the clock
Up to speed
Finalize
Point in time
Stay the course
Be confident
Core values
Reality check
Way forward
Between the lines
Conspiracy theory, theories
Narrative (with 'campaign')
Black Friday
Win win
Big time
Road map
Surge (with Iraq)
American dream
Skill set(s)
Much, much more
Schadenfreude
Misspeak or misspoke
All new
World class
Cutting edge
Check it out
Support services
Sustainable development
Mission statement
No problem
On the ground
Period of time
Civil society
Change agent or Agent of change
Reinvented
Outside the box
Politically correct
Perfect storm
Energize
Famously
Having said that
New world order
Tipping point
Quagmire
Oil rich
Exit strategy
Experts agree [or disagree]
Gravitas
In desperate need
Like, you know
In harm's way
National debate or discusssion
Mean streets
Visioning
Sweeping changes
Gadfly -
Companion animal
Creative class
Manage up
Monitoring the situation
Money shot
End of the world as we know it

LESS THAN 100,000

Game changer, game changing
Send[s] -Sending a message
You're fired
Electable, electability
Culture war or culture wars
Let's roll
Prioritize
Failure to comply
Edgy
On the same page
Post 9/11
It's not rocket science
With all due respect
Word on the street
Mixed bag
Vortex
Tipping point
Opine
Granularity [ies]
Exit strategy
Paradigm shift
Humanitarian crisis
Peak oil
Show stopper
Gone missing
Step up to the plate
Time is running out
On the same page
Smart growth
Regime change
Comprehensive approach
Level playing field
Final analysis
Make no mistake
War torn
On message
Now more than ever
No option
Confidence building
Window of opportunity
Sea change
Sense of urgency
Queer eye
Substantial changes
Collateral damage
The rest is history
Metrosexual(s)
Gaydar (s)
Be afraid, be very afraid
Hasta la vista, baby
Draw your own conclusion
Tantamount to
Silver bullet
Went or gone missing
With open arms
Fair and balanced
Convicted felon
We're number one
There is no alternative
Continue the conversation
Deeply felt
Resident expert
Mistakes were made
Dominant culture
Big pimpin'
It should be obvious
Shot(s) across the bow
Failure of intelligence
Put it behind us
Steadfast determination
Bring 'em on
Roil
Liberal media
Hard earned money
Strategic vision
Mixed message(s)
Begs the question
Dogging
Blank check
Shock and awe
Revisionist history, historian (s)
Cultural creative (s)
One thing is certain
Bush hating (hater)
Clinton hating (hater)
Jaw dropping
Stated goals
Any way shape or form
Take full responsibility
No doubt in my mind
What's that all about
Historic opportunity
Obesity crisis
Change the tone
Butcher of Baghdad
Ownership society
Bowling alone
Cut and run
Smoking gun

LESS THAN 10,000

At this moment in time|
Civil discourse
Unexpected consequences
Loner & murder
Largely unnoticed
Happy accident
Bring(ing) closure
New normal
Shed pounds
Facilitate (ing) communications
Teachable moment
Palpable excitement

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TWENTY GREAT POLITICAL CLICHES