Word: abounding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those with more acquired tastes, there are acres of aisles constituting a "World Market--Great Value in Any Language." Goya hanichuelas pintas abound amidst 25-pound bags of Gao Nang Thom imported Thailand jasmine white scented rice. Odd British "Wispa" and "Krunchie" chocolate treats are interspersed with ginger beer syrup and pepper sauce piquante. Star Market has even started its own line of accessories named Ser., complete with fleece neckwarmers and pillows shaped like the continental 48 states that scream, "hug America...
...view on the matter is admittedly derivative. I spent much of January leafing through the pages of the Baffler, a leftist cultural criticism journal led by the likes of Thomas Frank, whose thesis is irrefutable: In this new gilded age, in which Sport Utility Vehicles abound and frequent flier perks become sweeter every year, our culture has one driving motivation, one underlying sense of consciousness, one theme--the unbridled cult of materialism. All must bow to the almighty corporation, the omnipotent dollar...
...often self-styled visionaries and wonder why they have come. Do they think those associated with "Godless Harvard" are in special need of their help? What they don't know is that although there will always be many people here in spiritual need, religious beliefs and good works do abound at Harvard--sometimes where one least expects them...
Mayer says it will probably take at least another couple of years to get the whole University online, but with plans for new locations and system upgrades quickly becoming reality, Crimson Cash readers will soon abound...
...courtier Sinuhe takes refuge with Bedouins in southern Syria fearing he will be blamed for the assassination of a Pharaoh; there he marries the eldest daughter of the local chief. In the end, Sinuhe returns to Egypt to face the new Pharaoh. Such tales of political refuge and return abound in the ancient Near East...