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whiplash
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whiplash n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in automobile accidents (particularly from being hit from the rear) in which the head and/or upper back is snapped back and forth suddenly and violently by the impact. The injury is to the "soft tissues" and sometimes to the vertebrae, does not always evidence itself for a day or two, and can cause pain and disability for periods up to a year. The degree of injury and the pain and suffering from whiplash are often in dispute in claims and lawsuits for damages due to negligent driving.



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However, Jonatha Brooke's contemporary pop vocals seem out of time and place in the weepy ``I'll Try'' and a new rendering of ``Second Star to the Right,'' and anyone with a passing Top 40 acquaintance with the Lovin' Spoonful will feel whiplashed from the early '40s into the mid-'60s with BBMak's cover of John Sebastian's ``Do You Believe In Magic?
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President Nixon, for one, with his southern strategy, whiplashed the NAACP mercilessly in the early 1970s around the busing issue.
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But Collins, a manager known for his soft-spoken intelligence, steady temperament, and focused style, has already brought his own quiet flair to a company whiplashed in recent years by an unstable business environment.
Crunch time for Bert Collins: North Carolina Mutual's CEO is shrewd. ... by McCoy, Frank / Black Enterprise
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