Word: abyss
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...even as Holt approached the top of the world, he teetered dangerously close to the abyss. His marriage slowly deteriorating, he found his once-charming eccentricity manifesting itself in ugly ways. Holt struggled with crises in his personal and family life, beginning a self-described process of “drifting” from his previously stable home life and career...
...control of Cegetel. The revelation that prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation into whether Vivendi misled investors under former CEO Jean-Marie Messier reminded observers that Fourtou was parachuted in to clear the air of scandal. But this rejection of Vodafone's offer risks plunging Vivendi deeper into the abyss. The big question now is how long Vivendi's shareholders - and lenders - are willing to stay there. MEDIA Hacker, Or Just A Great Hack? saying a reporter breaks news too quickly is like saying a priest is too religious. But when employees of Swedish information technology group Intentia...
...can’t say I approve of Mugabe’s despotic rule, even after Barron’s favorable portrayal. But I am convinced that if Western governments think Mugabe is solely to blame for Zimbabwe’s plunge into the abyss, it is only because they have not looked in the mirror. Like other nations in Africa, Zimbabwe desperately needs a real and dramatic redistribution of land to undo the legacy of colonization. The problem is that neither Mugabe nor his critics have figured...
...course. Chavez, 47, controls the hemisphere's largest reserves, which are often touted as America's long-term relief from Middle East oil dependence. And with his economy staring into an Argentine-style abyss, he needs to sell more of it - especially since the financial crisis has his military enemies itching to stage another coup. (During last week's march, Vice Adm. Alvaro Martin Fossa, the nation's second most powerful military figure, resigned in protest of Chavez's government.) The U.S., meanwhile, bracing for the possibility of petro-market chaos if it invades Iraq, needs more reliable supplies...
...those crazy mechanized yo-yos that keeps spinning. He was like ‘Dude, let me see your yo-yo.’ So he starts swinging my yo-yo around his head and half of it goes flying off into the abyss somewhere. He was like, ‘Oh man, I’m really sorry. How much did that cost?’ And I was like, ‘I think it’s about ten bucks.’ So then he goes ‘Well, here’s five...