Word: cuttingly
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...economics alone can't explain this protectionism. To cut expenses, consumers are going out less, a phenomenon retail analysts call cocooning. Among couples, cocooning can lead to canoodling, which can lead to ... recreation. "People are spending a lot less on entertainment," says Rick Shea, a branding expert and founder of Shea Marketing Consulting. "And 'that,' for the most part, is free." (See pictures of Americans in their homes...
...Harvard stayed within striking distance until the final few minutes of the game, but was never able to pull closer than nine points down the stretch. Berry’s three-point play with 9:54 left cut the deficit to seven and might have ignited a run, but Dartmouth’s Darcy Rose quickly responded with one of the Big Green’s many layups on the other end, and Schram followed with a three a minute later to push the lead...
...pool manager called the cops on Adams upon recognizing a megaphone-wielding rabble-rouser perched on his lifeguard chair in a photo gracing the front of today's Crimson. At the indignant alleged chair-owner's behest, HUPD officers promptly cut the bike lock securing the chair to one of Adam's guardian lions and toted the chair out of the dining hall...
...have lost the jobs, homes and possessions that defined them. Left to rebuild their lives, they are literally looking for a purpose. But while churches become more crowded when people are hurting, their budgets usually tighten, and giving decreases. It's not clear if the church members who have cut back on their tithing will be willing to shell out $30 for a Purpose Driven membership...
...Asian affairs on President Geroge W. Bush's National Security Council, the Obama Administration will face two key choices: go to the United Nations to seek broad international sanctions against Pyongyang or reimpose the U.S.'s own financial sanctions, which infuriated the North's leadership precisely because they effectively cut off Pyongyang's access to the international financial system. (Recall that only after the Bush Administration agreed to drop those sanctions did the North return to the six-party nuclear talks in early 2007.) "This is a delicate decision for Obama, and it may be headed straight for him," says...