Cliché Corner
By
Lori Robertson
Lori Robertson (robertson.lori@gmail.com), a former AJR managing editor, is a senior contributing writer for the magazine.
"And, inevitably, writing that was perceived as hard-hitting and revelatory four decades ago seems a bit old-fashioned and stodgy today."
Variety
"Another player to watch in the City League is Dunbar's hard-hitting shortstop Cory Walder, who is known for his defensive range and speed on the base paths."
Dayton Daily News
" 'TeleVisions' is burdened with direction that is constantly hard-hitting , like a barrage of car commercials."
Tampa Tribune
"Bisque de Homard ($7.95), a hard-hitting lobster soup, was all creamy intensity."
Arizona Republic
"Georgia is taking aim at the tobacco business, though the assault won't be as hard-hitting as some smoking opponents would like."
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
"Always a hard-hitting band, Loraxx was absolutely machinelike in its precision and intensity at the Fireside Bowl."
Chicago Sun-Times
"Among the Indian writers in English currently in vogue, verbal pyrotechnics and the magical realist style have generally been favored over the hard-hitting , spare prose of realism."
San Diego Union-Tribune
from more than 440 references in February and March ###
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