Hopeful History
Starting in the 19th c. these agreements named for a Swiss city set humane norms for prisoners & noncombatants during wartime
THE GENEVA CONVENTION
In 1923 more than 850000 Americans had this job often coming home with dirty faces; today it's about 50000
MINERS
Launched in 2012 this dating app now has people swiping in 190 countries & in more than 40 languages
TINDER
If you're this as a hatter you're said to be insane
MAD
These expressions of gratitude are rarely heard in the singular form
THANKS
This disease that killed an estimated 300 million people in the 20th century alone was declared eradicated in 1980
SMALLPOX
5-letter type of diving specifically to targets like the USS Spiegel Grove
WRECK DIVING
You can listen to your favorite music & DJs from across the nation on this app whose has a heart for a logo
IHEARTRADIO
We're coming at you fast & this, which can mean angry or at unrestrained speed
FURIOUS
This word for people is plural whether you add an S or not--so that's all
FOLKS
Now held in the same host cities as the related games these international athletic competitions began in 1960 for people with disabilities
PARALYMPICS
Most NYC subway trains run with 2 employees: a driver & this one
A CONDUCTOR
Hey can you loan me 50 bucks? Better yet can you transfer it to me using this app owned by PayPal?
VENMO
It can describe an acrid taste or an acrimonious feeling
BITTER
A word containing a clothing item these rarely visited parts at the edge of a town just sound weird in the singular
OUTSKIRTS
The Magna Carta's guarantee of no punishment without the lawful judgment of his peers led to this right also in the Sixth Amendment
TRIAL BY JURY
Historically combat engineers who dug tunnels as part of a siege were called sappers from an Old French word for this tool
A SPADE
The world's largest professional network it's like Facebook but for finding jobs & making business connections
In song Monty Python said God gets quite this angry word rhyming it with great
IRATE
Whether it means an undesirable part of society or sediment in liquor this word is almost always plural
THE DREGS
Starting in 1901 this steel man's philanthropic efforts distributed about $350 million to help schools libraries & others
CARNEGIE
The Elon Musk company aiming to put train & autonomous vehicle tunnels under major cities has this name that sounds pretty blah
THE BORING COMPANY
Can't get to Costco or some of your local retailers? Grab the carrot & use this app that sends shoppers for you
INSTACART
This 6-letter word for to irritate is properly intransitive
RANKLE
These acts of restitution in steps 8 & 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous are always plural
AMENDS