Expressions (A–Z)

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  Strategic threat

  A real danger posed by a state or organization within a certain time frame.

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  Straw Company

  A business entity that pretends to be a commercial company whose purpose is to s...

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  Straw man

  A person who serves as a manager, owner, or responsible party in a fictitious ma...

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• Strayed from the framework/ to be out of the way/ to depart from the context/ to exceed the bounds

  In a question: Exceeded the limits that were set. Went out of the subject. Not i...

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  Stream of consciousness

  The series of thoughts and associations that pass through a person's mind, used...

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• Street Cat

  See: "street cat wisdom."

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• Street child

  A child who grows up without sufficient supervision from their parents or who sp...

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  Street gang

  A group of youths who habitually roam the streets engaging in idleness or breaki...

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• Street-corner loafer/ idler/ loafer/ corner-boy

  Figuratively: a loafer. A person who does not work and spends his time idly (kar...

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  Strength: A messenger carries out his mission.

  The point of the outcome is that a messenger fulfills his mission. The accepted...

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