CLICHE
CHALLENGE
The
Progressive Review
How various clichés
of our times are faring based on the number of references on
Google over a three month period.
NOTE:
WE have discovered that Google has been filtering our searches
without asking us. This has thrown off some of the results. We
are going over the whole list but it will take awhile.
Hardly
anyone OPINES anymore. . .
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TOP
10
Blog 2,6 billion
Google 2.1 billion
Fuck, fucked, fucking 410 million
Amazing 304 million
Empire, imperialism or imperial - 236 million
Awesome - 234 million
Marketplace 200 million
Context 152 million
Inappropriate 151 million
Prior to 140 million
OVER
50 MILLION
Concerns 141 million
Real time 127 million
9/11 114 million
OVER
5 MILLION
Conspiracy theory, theories or theoris
Hegemony, hegemonic
Reality check
Way forward
Between the lines
Business model(s)
OVER
1 MILLION
Be confident
Core values
Word on the street
Mixed bag
Embed, embedded
In terms of
Black Friday
Blogosphere
Vortex
Unparalleled
Chatter
Strategic planning [plan]
Nuanced or nuance
Homeland security [without 'department']
On a daily (weekly, monthly, yearly) basis
Downsize (d) (ing)
Chatter
Rant
Credibility
Unprecedented
Out of the box
Proactive
Leverage
Mandate
Move on
Supportive
Entrepreneur
Empower(ing)
Robust
24/7
Transformation
Collaborative
Benchmark(s)
The fact is
Point in time
Get over it
Stay the course
Strategic partner(ship)
Cut and run
Price point
Erectile dysfunction down 18 million
Send[s] -Sending a message
Policies and procedures
Back in the day
Perfect world
Faith based
In the wake of
Partner with us
No choice
Around the clock
Up to speed
Law and order
On the same page
Post 9/11
Wake up call
Plan B [not contraception, contraceptive]
In accordance with
Edgy
Game changer, game changing
Smoking gun
Closure
Prioritize
Failure to comply
Let's roll
Culture war or culture wars
You're fired
Electable, electability
LESS
THAN 1 MILLION
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
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
LESS
THAN 250,O00
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
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
LESS
THAN 10,000
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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