Word: dig
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...continued to release new music, [to] try different things and different formats. And he wanted to graze, to try this idea of doing dramatic music. I've always been up for something that was a little different - just keep turning the earth over, so you don't dig yourself a rut and furnish it, you know what I mean? That's how we got together...
...Dig deeper into the data behind a country's ranking, and there are often surprises lurking. The U.S., for instance, grabs the No. 1 slot for 10 measures, but in certain areas it flails. It scores 69th for primary-school enrollment and 75th in ability to fend off organized crime. The U.S. does particularly poorly when it comes to macroeconomic gauges: 89th for level of government debt, 107th for savings rate. "It's a real warning sign coming out of the data," says Blanke...
...gopher in a suit. Enter blogging: websites and political blogs such as why08.org and VoteGopher.com allow viewers to compare candidates, mostly without bias and definitely with some funny twists. William M. Ruben ’10 launched VoteGopher.com last month, pledging: “We dig. You decide.” The site educates voters by presenting election platforms cleverly illustrated with gophers. But Ruben’s vision hasn’t played out entirely—the site does the digging, but the voters haven’t been voicing their decisions online. Martin Eiermann...
...truly global financial and trade system depends upon a stable single currency. You can argue that the dollar has de facto provided that, but I think that what’s going on now raises some questions,” he said. He also offered a dig at current finance professionals. “Nobody knows what they’re buying or selling,” he said. “Those instruments are so complex, they take a degree of expertise that is clearly beyond those who were buying them...
...every passenger is essential. We would never take a standpoint to alienate such a large population of our travelers." A Qantas spokesperson told TIME, "We have no plans to change our existing arrangements." Virgin Atlantic, well regarded in the surfing community, and always eager to land a dig at British Airways announced today that it was expanding the types of sporting goods it would allow on board for free. "Virgin Atlantic continues to be the airline for sports enthusiasts, unlike others who are doing everything they can to prevent the gold medalists of the future transporting their equipment," it said...