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Word: glitzier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there are those who wonder if the shuttle's aura can survive Trump's touch. Some suggest that the ascetic aesthetic of the old shuttle rather than a glitzier image of a flying casino may be better suited to its puritanical passengers. "It's pretty much a business operation," says airline analyst Raymond Neidl. "If he glitzes it up too much, the average guy will say, 'That's not my ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Donald Trumps the Shuttle | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...ever seen." The company is looking for ways to lure customers into the stores. Some K marts have installed branches of First Nationwide bank. In an effort to change its cut-rate image, K mart has been refurbishing many of its stores to give them a glitzier look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Holds Barred: Retailers Battling for Profits | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...could this be happening? With obsessive drive, a brilliant mastery of automotive engineering and management techniques, and a maverick's allure, De Lorean, barely out of his 30s, had risen to rule the Pontiac and Chevrolet divisions of giant General Motors. He had charmed his way into the glitzier show-biz celebrity circles, dating the likes of Candice Bergen, Nancy Sinatra and Ursula Andress before selecting his third wife, Actress-Model Cristina Ferrare, 32 (he is 57). Impatient with the corporate world's slow decision making, he had quit GM to race down a faster track. He had persuaded Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bottom Line... Busted | 11/1/1982 | See Source »

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