Unfortunately, the boorishness of most investors seems to contaminate many of the journalists that cover investing as well.

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To be sure, not all Malays, perhaps not even a majority of the sharia-minded, approve of the acts of boorishness committed in the name of their faith.

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For years Federer and Nadal have stood together as a kind of classy firewall against the creep of corruption and boorishness that oozes into nearly every crevice of professional sports.

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