Word: lavished
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Caulkins is especially lavish in praise of her parents, who she says have been very understanding and supportive throughout her and her older sister Amy's swimming careers. "My parents have made tons of sacrifices in time, money, and energy for us," Caulkins says...
...extroverted, jovial and quick to crack a joke; the other is introverted, serious, and reluctant to lavish praise. One de-emphasizes the importance of swimming--his team plays Ultimate Frisbee every Friday afternoon instead of lifting weights; the other demands an almost totalitarian dedication from his swimmers. And while one is characterized as "just one of the guys," the other is described as radiating a "god-like" and "fear-some" presence during workouts...
...bathing trunks pucker. Someone else cried out in the night: "Help! I'm tired of being the star of the show, the life of the party. Stop me before it's too late!" The Babar plotters bought another ad, this one offering a club membership and a lavish brochure for $5. Troise, an auto mechanic in his mid-30s, composed a mimeographed, both-sides-of-one-page exhortation titled "Lavish Brochure." At one time Glanting, 30, had a little success as a stand-up comic in clubs around San Francisco. Now he works for a coffee company...
...been based largely on exotic, intricately decorated, grand evening gowns which blend the pre-Raphaelite and Nell Gwynne styles. Demand for their work, which they advertise as 'bringing glamour back to evening clothes,' has grown as jet-set and upper-class balls have become more nostalgically lavish in times of general gloom." British commentators noted happily that Di seems determined to project a style that is in keeping with her own personality rather than that of a waxwork royal at Madame Tussaud...
...Brazil bribery is often not just figuratively but literally a matter of seduction. Says a top West German businessman there: "Lavish entertainments with women-that is very effective." In the booming industrial megalopolis of Sao Paulo, a favorite spot to nurse along a deal is La Licorne, a discreetly mirrored nightclub with a striptease show, where call girls cost $120 a night, and foreign businessmen pick...