Word: euphoria
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ecstasy among Americans who are in a spending frenzy results from the fact that they have several credit cards with $10,000 limits and lots of debt. The euphoria is an illusion that will soon fade away, leaving everyone depressed and longing for the past, when wages were worth something and the good jobs hadn't moved to other countries. EARLE CALLAHAN Coronado, Calif...
Joyous songs resonated on streets while strangers shared the kisses and hugs of the victory. But the euphoria of those moments was short-lived. While mothers were still wiping the tears from their eyes, the wreckage of Communism was brought to light, slowly changing the smiles into grimaces...
...euphoria will not last long. The great Labour landslide of 1945 petered out into hopeless crisis within two years. Labour's massive victory of 1966 ran into terminal troubles within three months. Today the economy is beginning to overheat, and interest rates will have to rise soon. The Tory party will get to its feet, dust itself off and be transformed into a ferocious opposition by the autumn...
...verge of death, Nuland took charge and located the trouble: an aneurysm of the splenetic artery. In chilling but mesmerizing detail, he explains how he slowed, then stopped, the bleeding and excised the damaged artery. Afterward, this veteran of hundreds of operations found himself in a state of near euphoria: "Something within me wanted to sing and shout, to dance carefree and make love, to acclaim my triumph to the heavens and the ages--a woman's life had been saved, and I would always remember the wonder of this night...
...strongest evidence to date that the surge of dopamine in addicts' brains is what triggers a cocaine high. In last week's edition of the journal Nature they described how powerful brain-imaging technology can be used to track the rise of dopamine and link it to feelings of euphoria...