Word: brisker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thanksgiving. Crowds jammed New York's Fifth Avenue, but there were more window-shoppers and browsers than buyers. Said one shopper at Lord & Taylor in Manhattan: "The crowds come in, but they don't purchase anything. This is a day for tourists in New York." Traffic was brisker and customers seemed to be less tight-fisted up the street at Saks, where high-priced gourmet foods and designer clothing were selling smartly...
...nice folks at the Harvard ticket office say if you intend on seeing either game this weekend, get there early [by 7:00 p.m.], but do come. Advance ticket sales are brisker than for any game in memory, but bring your ticket book and walk...