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Word: lightens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...economy has some real strengths that could bolster the recovery. Inflation is running at a modest 3% pace and shows no signs of heating up anytime soon. Consumers and companies have seized the chance to lighten their debt loads by refinancing them at lower interest rates. Companies have also charged into the bull market for stocks to raise cash and pay off IOUs. Corporate America sold a record $55 billion worth of new shares last year to help clean up its balance sheet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy Which Way Is Up? | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

...Take a chance. Lighten up. (Note: These are to be done in conjunction with each other. It is not either/or...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: Sex at Harvard: Getting to Yes | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

Fortunately, Miss Julie's profundity does not drown the play. Director Hans Canosa intersperses humor between the drama to lighten the audience's mood. The play within the play (A Midsummer's Night Dream) that Miss Julie's servants stage somehow culminates in an entertaining fruit fight (complements of Harvard University Dining Services...

Author: By Sucharita Mulpuru, | Title: Sincere Miss Julie Makes a Powerful Statement | 2/27/1992 | See Source »

Smits reacted with obvious embarrassment and inan attempt to lighten the situation said theincident "ruffled my feathers...

Author: By Adi Krause, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Students Celebrate Diversity | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

...simple message to you is LIGHTEN UP--we are students who are more interested in providing simple services to our classmates than creating a covert oligarchy set out on exchanging arms for hostages or taking over the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Meetings Aren't Secret | 2/22/1992 | See Source »

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