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This excuse is less lame than it sounds.
At a time when so much business is conducted on a global scale, via globally accessible media, this excuse is wearing thin.
"But with all the clean, batch-tested options now available, there is no excuse for an athlete to test positive from a supplement – and from my experience, any athlete using this excuse is either lying or stupid".
People think this excuse is always justified, but I actually think it's total flummery.
This excuse is like a collection of all previous lame excuses because it affects decisions to get started, continue and drive to the finish when things get hard.
This excuse is unsurprising.
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This excuse was almost instantly undermined by footage of Macron, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, and Trump's own staff attending ceremonies around the country, evidently under the lightest of drizzles.
Well, this excuse was tested in a court of law which hauled in some experts.
Although they were forbidden from striking, they were allowed to halt work for safety meetings, and this excuse was used on a handful of occasions.
In the modern world, following orders is never an excuse for committing a war crime; this excuse was done away with by the Nuremberg trials of the Nazis.
This month, our excuse is that February fucking sucks.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com