Word: midwesterner
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...expected to travel domestically or abroad in the next six months -- up from only half who had planned to do so when polled during the war. "Once the war ended, the floodgates opened," says Linda Scott, marketing director for American Express Travel in Chicago. The hottest tickets for her Midwestern customers: Caribbean cruises and package vacations to Mexico and Hawaii...
...many ways, Vuke's small-town Midwestern background translates onto the playing surface. He is a gentle giant of sorts whose mellow persona on the ice makes few realize just how good a player he is. He is not one to yell in the pre-game locker room, nor get involved in pointless brawls. He gets the job done casually and quietly...
...sometimes hard to match Vukonich the player to Vukonich the person. Vuke retains his Midwestern aura of naivete and simplicity, despite four years in big-time college hockey...
...companies are receiving vigorous help from Washington. For months the Bush Administration has been urging Kuwait to give Americans a leading role in rebuilding the country. Says an insider whose Midwestern firm is part of the reconstruction's first phase: "Bush wanted to be sure that every initiative was made to secure a substantial share of business...
...would be hard pressed to find a grass-thatched hut in Tahiti's capital city, Papeete ("Pa-pey-ey-tey"). With its department stores, street traffic and air pollution, Papeete would resemble a medium-sized midwestern American city if it weren't for all the tour-company vans lined up on the main street...