Word: avidly
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This is just the kind of entrepreneurial boldness that makes us such avid readers of the biographies and autobiographies of people who get rich quick, and one wonders why it has taken Hollywood so long to convert such types from shadowy antagonist--their usual role in thrillers--to shiny protagonist. One's next thought, of course, is the hope that Ransom does not signal the beginning of a trend...
...been an avid TIME reader for almost 20 years (I'm 31), and I look forward to reading your magazine for many years to come. I could have answered the question on the cover [BUSINESS, Oct. 21], "Is more news good news?," in one word: No. I am exhausted by the inundation of news and information from newspapers and cable-television news programs, sifting through ads and information that are worthless to me. By the time I come across something worthwhile, it has only half my attention. By the time an item on television has my whole attention...
Jacobs is a Medicare and Social Security booster, hot-button issues for the district's retirees. But he's Republican in a strongly Democratic district. Pledges to make Washington more efficient by downsizing and eliminating unneeded agencies may help. But Jacobs, an avid golfer, may need a hole-in-one to take this race from popular incumbent Peter Deutsch...
Michail was an avid sports fan. He closely followed the Greek soccer league and was a Chicago Bulls enthusiast...
Clinton is a movie buff, a decent Hearts player and an avid reader. The Rhodes Scholar also has a decent memory, Bronfman said...