It is a big deal — to the men declaring it, to the people who love them, to the countless masses who instantly, if silently, feel a swell of pride and little less fear and worry.
A young man dipped his fingers in holy water at the door as he hurried in for a reassuring scene from countless Masses past: the vaulted apse, the twinkle of the candle-bedecked altar, the mixed aroma of incense and spring bouquets, and ultimately the priest at the altar preaching confidently of how "the spirit of the church" defies time.
Regarded alongside the ruined stained glass, the charred artworks or even the memory of countless masses, the loss of Notre Dame Cathedral as a historic musical space may seem insignificant.
(Insect-eaters, correspondingly, are seen as suspect, other, and possibly inhuman, an idea reinforced by countless mass-culture images, including most science fiction).
The cans are organized, singly or in stacks, according to the number of olives pictured on the label — from one to a countless mass, decreasing from left to right.
The cans are organized, singly or in stacks, according to the number of olives pictured on the label from one to a countless mass, decreasing from left to right.
As the Saudis and the Americans tried to put the crisis behind them, the brutality described in the leaks served as a reminder of why Mr. Khashoggi's disappearance has triggered an international backlash more severe than countless mass killings or rights violations.
THE season of clichés is upon us, with end-of-school speeches -- perversely called "commencement" -- ringing out their uplifting platitudes: "go forth," "trust your instincts," "make the world a better place". This is the time when new chapters are beginning, windows of opportunity are opening, and countless mass-produced metaphors are filling the halls of learning.
While large CPG umbrella brands have countless, mass-produced product lines, new entrant CPGs are embracing consumer trends of shopping small, opting for organic and displaying a preference for small-batch, high-quality products (think microbreweries).
These people inhabit a New York that rarely appears in the countless mass media depictions of the world's most famous city.
When I was a researcher at Everytown for Gun Safety, I looked into whether countless mass shootings took place at sites where concealed and open carry of guns was disallowed and what I learned was that it was meaningless to even try to look at shootings through this lens.
