Word: palled
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...immortal love songs and list songs are rendered by such pop stars as Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow and Robbie Williams. They are supposed to bring in the younger crowd, for whom Porter is either antiquated or anonymous. But there's little they can do to lift the pall of joylessness that hangs over this film...
...while focusing on economic growth (good for stocks). Yet that fairly describes Bush today. Meanwhile, Kerry has pledged to cut the deficit in half, which would keep interest rates down (good for bonds). Also, he would try to rescind the tax cut on stock dividends. That could cast a pall over stocks--especially those that pay a dividend...
...famous ad campaign, it was always your father's Oldsmobile. The body styles were boring, the engines ho-hum, the seats fairly comfortable but blandly upholstered, and the radios seemed to be preset at the factory to play only stations called "the Breeze." Plus, most of them smelled like Pall Malls and cherry cough drops...
...reportedly trying to organize a steroids summit. Tony Serra, Anderson's lawyer, argues Bonds is a "trophy martyr." Says Serra: "It's part of the Bush-Ashcroft platform. Knock off the celebrities, get total obedience to a federal mandate at the cost of the reputation of people." A pall has been draped over the Grapefruit League, as if Florida were Mordor...
Abbot on relationships: “If we had only kisses for each other, they would pall after a while; that is why so many couples tire of each other after the honeymoon...