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* ''Literature/OnlyTheDeadAreColdBlooded'': The Security Force runs on vague, bland euphemisms. The word "conversation" can mean anything from a literal conversation, to PerpSweating, to ColdBloodedTorture at the hands of a [[TortureTechnician reconciliation technician]].
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* ''Franchise/MassEffect:'' The earliest human biotics weren't drafted, they were simply "encouraged to submit to an investigation so a better understanding of biotics could be compiled".
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'''Louie:''' I thought you meant �hot-sync� it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
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'''Louie:''' I thought you meant �hot-sync� hot-sync it. You know how it is with us, everything means kill!
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--> '''Hawkins''': Spencer, did you flush?\\
'''Wallace''': I think she's gonna do that, don't you, pal? I'll ask her. Lori!\\
'''Hawkins''': [quietly to Daggenhurst] He's talking to her!\\
'''Daggenhurst'': She's still in the bowl?\\
'''Hawkins''': Maybe he tried to flush her, but she floated back up!\\
'''Daggenhurst''': Tell him to flush her! Spencer knows how to deal with floaters.
'''Wallace''': I think she's gonna do that, don't you, pal? I'll ask her. Lori!\\
'''Hawkins''': [quietly to Daggenhurst] He's talking to her!\\
'''Daggenhurst'': She's still in the bowl?\\
'''Hawkins''': Maybe he tried to flush her, but she floated back up!\\
'''Daggenhurst''': Tell him to flush her! Spencer knows how to deal with floaters.
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* In ''Film/OfficeSpace'', Initech hires a pair of "efficiency experts", whose purpose is mainly identifying people to lay off.
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice", dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[DeadlyEuphemism a different ballpark]] altogether).
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired.fired, and it also has implications for unemployment benefits (for a layoff, unemployment benefits are almost automatic, whereas fired employees will often have to show that, at the very least, they didn't get fired for something egregious). The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice", dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[DeadlyEuphemism a different ballpark]] altogether).
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Users call them polite euphemisms, but detractors call them "spin" or "weasel words". They are used by {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, the {{Amoral Attorney}}, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, insurance salesmen, {{Weird Trade Union}}s or [[SpySpeak spies]] and TheDon, especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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Users call them polite euphemisms, but detractors call them "spin" or "weasel words". They are used by {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, the {{Amoral Attorney}}, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, insurance salesmen, {{Weird Trade Union}}s or [[SpySpeak spies]] and TheDon, especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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* In general, most games with BribingYourWayToVictory elements attempt to hide and downplay it by using 'premium' currency - which is technically an in-game item, but it cannot be obtained in any other way other than spending money, so it's functionally the same thing. Some GachaGames (such as ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'') also use the term 'Top-Up' instead of 'Buying' Premium currency to downplay the fact you're spending real money on virtual currency.
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* In ''Literature/ChristianNation'', Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} is rebranded as Fox Faith & Freedom News, serving as a PropagandaMachine for the increasingly restrictive new American theocracy.
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* In ''Literature/ChristianNation'', Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} Fox News is rebranded as Fox Faith & Freedom News, serving as a PropagandaMachine for the increasingly restrictive new American theocracy.
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice", dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark]] altogether).
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice", dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie [[DeadlyEuphemism a different ballpark]] altogether).
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Users call them polite euphemisms, but detractors call them "spin" or "weasel words". They are used by {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, {{Amoral Attorney}},{{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, insurance salesmen, {{Weird Trade Union}}s or [[SpySpeak spies]] and mafia Dons, especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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Users call them polite euphemisms, but detractors call them "spin" or "weasel words". They are used by {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, the {{Amoral Attorney}},{{Obstructive Attorney}}, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, insurance salesmen, {{Weird Trade Union}}s or [[SpySpeak spies]] and mafia Dons, TheDon, especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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Users call them polite euphemisms, but detractors call them "spin" or "weasel words". They are used by {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, {{Amoral Attorneys}},{{Obstructive Attorney}},{{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, insurance salesmen, {{Weird Trade Union}}s or [[SpySpeak spies]] and mafia Dons, especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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Use of polite euphemism, typically by {{Weird Trade Union}}s, {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, {{Sleazy Politician}}s, {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s, mafia insurance salesmen, or [[SpySpeak spies]], especially for their targets, actions or [[FrontOrganization gathering places]] like the LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub.
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* The Oracle at Delphi ran on this, and got filthy rich from it too. They always phrased their prophecies in such a way as to sound positive, so that their clients would send rich gifts to the Oracle. Even though a lot of the prophecies were actually of terrible misfortune. For example, King Philip II asked the Oracle if he would conquer Persia. As Persia was weakened by a recent succession dispute the answer was that Persia could be conquered. But the Oracle also knew that there was a plot on Philip's life. So the answer they sent back was "the bull is garlanded and ready for the slaughter". Philip's royal seal was Zeus enthroned: Zeus's sacred animal was the bull. The bull, or rather the Shedu, was also a symbol of Persia. It was of course Philip's son Alexander who conquered Persia, after (probably) conspiring to murder his father.
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* The Oracle at Delphi ran on this, and got filthy rich from it too. They always phrased their prophecies in such a way as to sound positive, so that their clients would send rich gifts to the Oracle. Even Oracle, even though a lot of the prophecies were actually of terrible misfortune. For example, King Philip II asked the Oracle if he would conquer Persia. As Persia was weakened by a recent succession dispute dispute, the answer was that Persia could be conquered. But the Oracle also knew that there was a plot on Philip's life. So the answer they sent back was "the bull is garlanded and ready for the slaughter". Philip's royal seal was Zeus enthroned: Zeus's sacred animal was the bull. The bull, or rather the Shedu, was also a symbol of Persia. It was of course Philip's son Alexander who conquered Persia, after (probably) conspiring to murder his father.
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark]] all together).
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** It's entered the current jargon so well that people draw a distinction between being "fired" and being "laid off." "Fired" means losing your job because you screwed up, while "laid off" means losing your job for budget reasons. Immediate results are the same[[note]]In Anglophone jurisdictions, at least. Some other countries have equivalent terms with actual legal differences behind them[[/note]], but it's easier to get a new job after being laid-off than after being fired. The older equivalent phrases, "termination with prejudice" and "termination without prejudice" prejudice", dropped out of favor for sounding overly confrontational ("termination with ''extreme'' prejudice" is in [[NeverSayDie a different ballpark]] all together).altogether).
