Word: hype
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...song was in its peak in, like, 1995," she remembers. "I knew about it before the hype became extreme...
...some sense, the Crimson lived up to all of the hype about its new outlook. The 2000 squad looked much tighter all over the field, and a full-season effort put Harvard lacrosse back above the .500 mark with a 7-6 record overall...
...weary of the media's embrace. In particular, many believe that the press is more interested in writing about drugs than about the music--and that the press coverage is partly to blame for the supposed ecstasy boom. Says Jon Reiss, director of Better Living Through Circuitry: "The media hype says if you want to do drugs, come to these parties. So all these kids come to the parties looking for drugs. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy...
Wireless skeptics--and there are quite a few--say reports of the revolution are greatly exaggerated. "Promises, promises, promises," says Jane Zweig, an analyst with Herschel Shosteck Associates. "A lot of hype, not much delivery...
...regular physical--and without exploratory surgery. Though this sounds like a good idea, in reality the same sort of technology envy that fueled the fluoroscope frenzy seems largely responsible for this latest craze as well. Only this time around, folks who get caught up in the hype could wind up losing peace of mind and a lot of money as well as damaging their health...