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po lish

  • n  the property of being smooth and shiny
  • n  a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
    they performed with great polish
  • n  a preparation used in polishing
  • n  the Slavic language of Poland
  • v  make (a surface) shine
    polish my shoes
  • v  improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  • v  bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    polish your social manners
  • a  of or relating to Poland or its people or culture
News & Articles

  • Polish prosecutors get more time for CIA jail probe
    WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors have extended until early October the five-year-old criminal investigation into allegations that the CIA ran secret jails on Polish soil, a case human rights campaigners say the authorities are deliberately dragging out. The United States has acknowledged using a network of facilities in several foreign countries to detain al Qaeda suspects who threatened ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Polish company plans zipper bag manufacturing plant in Marion
    A Polish company that supplies large press-to-close zipper bags used by food, pet food, lawn care, pharmaceutical and other businesses will be the initial tenant of the 181-acre Marion Enterprise Center.
    June 12, 2013 - The Gazette
  • Polish PM rejects move to Brussels job for now
    By Adrian Krajewski WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday he wanted to fight for another term in office, quashing speculation that he was preparing a bid to take over as the next European Commission President. Tusk has strong pro-European credentials and had been seen by many officials in EU capitals as a leading candidate to replace serving Commission head Jose ...
    June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Donald Tusk in FOXNews
    This is not a Polish initiative, but we would welcome it,Tusk said.
  • Marcus Trescothick in Seattle Times
    It was my job to keep the shine on the new ball for as long as possible with a bit of spit and a lot of polish,Trescothick wrote. "And through trial and error, I finally settled on [the] type of spit for the task at hand."
  • Bronislaw Komorowski in ABC Online
    This is a victory for Polish democracy,Mr Komorowski told cheering supporters at his campaign headquarters. "The ballots are being counted. We're opening a small bottle of champagne today, and we'll open a big one tomorrow."

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