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Sentence
Let
us
think
of
triage,
and
remember
the
word's
origins.
It
began
with
French
wool
growers
in
the
eighteenth
century,
but
its
most
illuminating
use
comes
from
eighteenth
century
coffee
bean
growers,
who
sorted
their
beans
into
best,
middling,
and
broken.
The
last
category
came
to
be
known
as
'triage
coffee.'
In
war
we
attend
to
the
most
seriously
wounded
first,
which
is
how
most
of
[us]
understand
the
word
today.
[…]
Therefore
to
protect
the
best
and
the
middling,
we
must
sell
off
our
'triage
coffee.'
Quizzes for review
Let us think of triage, and remember the word's origins. It began with French wool growers in the eighteenth century, but its most illuminating use comes from eighteenth century coffee bean growers, who sorted their beans into best, middling, and broken. The last category came to be known as 'triage coffee.' In war we attend to the most seriously wounded first, which is how most of [us] understand the word today. […] Therefore to protect the best and the middling, we must sell off our 'triage coffee.'
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