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Word: drag (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...drag on the market has come mostly from two industries. If they cannot begin to advance, it will be hard for stocks as a whole to move much higher from here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Weak Stocks Catch Up Now? | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...moving play about the characters’ journeys to both physical and emotional wellness.“These fantastical scenes blend in effortlessly, so you have to be paying attention,” costume designer Rheeqrheeq A. Chainey ’11 said, who plays Belize, an ex-ex drag queen and nurse. “You slide from Brooklyn to Antarctica in one scene, for example.” In order to fully represent the fantastical elements of the plot, the sets were designed to be changed quickly. “Every scene is in a different place...

Author: By Minji Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Angels' Confronts Human Love, Faults | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...thing about being optimistic, though, is that it takes hard work - and that's a drag. It's an active process, say psychologists, through which you force yourself to see your life a certain way. Indeed, the leading optimism and happiness experts consider themselves born pessimists. But if they have learned over time and with lots of practice to become more hopeful, take heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Primer for Pessimists | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...process of regulating it, part of the Bush Administration's general obstructionism on climate change. When Lisa Jackson took over the EPA under the new President, however, she told Congress that one of her first acts would be to reevaluate her predecessor's decision, and she didn't drag her feet. "It's an exercise in leadership that takes the first step in regulating CO2 emissions from automobiles," says John Walke, the clean air director for the Natural Resources Defense Council...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EPA Calls CO2 a Danger — At Last | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...behind us, but Adams still has its quirks. The underground tunnels are adorned with both interesting and odd paintings. Break out your formal wear for the annual black tie reading of “Winnie the Pooh” at the Winter Feast. And don’t forget Drag Night. Even the Palfreys participate. Adams House is certainly filled with characters—but friendly, hilarious, Adams-loving characters...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel | Title: The Housing Crisis: Adams House | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

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