make a case

to argue for something, to defend an idea.

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mi·li·tia

a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

"creating a militia was no answer to the army's manpower problem"

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tam·per

verb

interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.

"someone tampered with the brakes on my car"

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stack

A stack is a slang term for a formation used in military or law enforcement, when an assault team forms up single file along the entrance or doorway to a room where they believe a threat is located.

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bar·rel

verb

informal?North American

drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control.

"we barreled across the Everglades"

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What does at this point in time mean?

(idiomatic) right now, or in the near and foreseeable future.

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come to a head

phrase of head

reach a crisis.

"the violence came to a head with the deaths of six youths"

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rile

verb

informal

make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

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cross-ex·am·i·na·tion

noun

the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given.

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in·nu·en·do

noun

an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.

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singe

verb

burn (something) superficially or lightly.

"the fire had singed his eyebrows"

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tinderbox

A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, firesteel, and tinder (typically charcloth, but possibly a small quantity of dry, finely divided fibrous matter such as hemp), used together to help kindle a fire. A tinderbox might also contain sulfur-tipped matches.

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turbocharged

powerful, fast, or exciting.

"turbocharged business growth"

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What does it mean to be under contract on a house?

Under contract means that a seller has accepted an offer on the property, but the sale is not final until all contingencies are met.

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sweat

informal?North American

worry about (something).

"he's not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details"

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How many single point of failure does James Webb have?

344 single points of

After ten years of design and build on a $9 billion budget, this was an effort in testing 344 single points of failure — all before deploying to production, with the distributed system a million miles and one month away.

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A single point of failure

A single point of failure (SPOF) is a potential risk posed by a flaw in the design, implementation or configuration of a circuit or system. SPOF refers to one fault or malfunction that can cause an entire system to stop operating.

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