Word: opted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Students who qualify for financial aid can opt to have their student loans reduced by up to $2,500 annually, Saleh said...
Indeed, this year's election has seemed less like a contest of two candidates presenting their competing viewpoints than a battle between Clinton and Dole to co-opt the opposing party's platform into...
...President's baby-boomer propensity for self-indulgence. On a political level, Gephardt also resents Clinton for his "triangulation" strategy of distancing himself from congressional Democrats. To this day, Hill Democrats argue that Clinton owes his political resurrection not to adviser Dick Morris, who urged the President to co-opt G.O.P. issues, but to Gephardt, who persuaded the White House to attack the Republicans for slashing Medicare...
Maybe Chanel started it with its burnt-burgundy Vamp nail polish. Maybe the cosmetics industry finally found a way to co-opt grunge. Whichever, names for cosmetic colors are getting a lot less glamorous. Poppy offers a lipstick called Vanity. Hard Candy has one called Porno and another called Navel. But for names that really scream grotesque, it's tough to beat Urban Decay, whose new fall colors for lips, eyes and nails include Rust, Gash, Gangrene, Vapor and Toxin. Surprisingly, no less a store than Nordstrom's has bought the line, which is selling best in its Mall...
...Accessories: tattoos. Many athletes come to Harvard unmarked and leave looking like Dennis Rodman wannabes. Well, not really, but tattoos are certainly increasing in popularity (although most athletes--especially females--opt for a less in-your-face style). The inside of the ankle is prime real estate for the ladies, while guys prefer to decorate their biceps. Junior quarterback Jay Snowden leads the trend with "Snow" indelibly imprinted...