Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SECTIONALISM
sectionalism, provincialism, localism
(noun) a partiality for some particular place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sectionalism (countable and uncountable, plural sectionalisms)
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
(politics) Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.
Source: Wiktionary
Sec"tion*al*ism, n.
Definition: A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished from national. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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