_________The word brusque has appeared in 33 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 26 in “How Cruise Ships Bring 1,200 Tons of Toxic Fumes to Brooklyn a Year” by Lisa M. Collins:On a chilly fall morning in Red Hook, Brooklyn, the Queen Mary 2, the luxury liner known for its opulent black-tie dinners and ballroom dances, docked under blue skies while a fleet of 50 or so taxis jostled for position on the wharf. Thousands of passengers disembarked. Looking dazed, they leaned on luggage in the hectic loading zone. It was a brusque re-entry after seven days of living a dream. Onboard, there had been a live orchestra for afternoon tea, a planetarium and a Canyon Ranch spa.

Source: New York Times October 08, 2020 06:00 UTC