Word: flopped
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...Savers Certificate, which banks and savings and loan associations unfurled last October. Savers can earn up to $ 1,000 in tax-free interest on these one-year investments, which require a minimum deposit of $500. Despite an extravagant advertising blitz, though, the ASCs have proved to be a flop. Financial institutions were expecting All Savers deposits of up to $250 billion by the end of this year, but the total so far has reached only $46 billion, and customer interest is waning fast. There is no strong sentiment in Congress to renew the program when it expires in December...
...Belly Flop...
Working under a casual agreement with the legal thespians, our eager beaver poured his soul into those props and eagerly awaited the fame and fortune he deserved. As usual, the show was a flop, and to make matters worse, the neophyte craftsman was apparently told to take a hike without any pay because he hadn't signed a contract. Those Harvard Law students know how to drive a hard bargain...
...Eagles' biggest heroies came from O'Connor, who is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the top goalies in Beanpot history. With his exciting flop-to-the-ice style, he repeatedly stopped Husky slapshots, deflections, and one breakaway in the last second of the first period, while B.C. was building a 2-0 lead...
...narrowed the choice down to Cornell or Harvard, and despite a personal plea for the Big Red from childhood idol Ken Dryden, brought his semi-flop, semi-stand up style to Cambridge...