Word: headiest
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...upping.) Other men have a talent for making bombs; James has a genius for finding and silencing them. It's not just his job; it's his vocation. More than that, for him it's fun. If defusing IEDs isn't a drug for James, it's his headiest, most essential adrenaline. Though his mates aren't crazy about his methods--Sanborn sucker punches James in the jaw after one escapade--they'll come to appreciate him. "Not very good with people, are you?" Eldridge says to James. "But you're a good warrior...
...learn that he has a wife and a baby back home, but Baghdad is where he feels most alive - performing a task that could end his life. If defusing bombs isn't a drug for James, it's a stimulant, pure caffeine, his headiest, most essential adrenaline...
...Still, at today's prices, Lee isn't buying. Nor am I. After all, having missed the joyride so far, it's hard not to worry that the headiest gains have already been made. The most vocal doomsayer is Morgan Stanley economist Andy Xie, who has warned repeatedly?to the great misfortune of those who've heeded him?about an ominous oversupply of apartments and the government's halfhearted efforts to rein in speculation. For me, there's a particular terror of repeating my New York mistake: joining the herd moments before it runs off the cliff. But with Chinese...
...bottom line is that the boost you're feeling may be the headiest part of the recovery for many months--and will probably be short lived at that, as businesses move quickly from paring inventories to maintaining them. But it's a solid start. Investors have bought into it big time: over two weeks, the Dow has risen 8%; the tech-heavy NASDAQ, 12%. But market sentiment can be fickle. A more encouraging sign is that productivity--which normally declines during recessions as output falls faster than hours worked--amazingly increased during the slump. The Labor Department reported last week...