Word: palling
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...however, a problem with a kind of golden lining. Science now believes that much of the physical deterioration brought on by age is far from inevitable. Fast-paced advances in physiological and biomedical research currently under way give hope that old age may finally cast off its pall and become a healthier and more active time of life for millions of people. Just how the elderly will adjust to those extra, active years is a worthy subject for philosophers and accountants alike...
...Fahrenheit, or twice that of molten steel. The reactor burned for two weeks slowly releasing dangerous radioactivity into the air. The radiation, carried by the wind, wound its lethal path across the Soviet Union's best farmland north toward Scandinavia. By week's end, an ominous pall of radiation had spread across Eastern Europe and toward the shores of the Mediterranean. The fallout caused an international uproar against the Soviet Union for its lax safety measures and its concealment of the fact that the dangerous radiation was floating toward neighboring countries. Ten years later, the site remains a contaminated mess...
Though Pattison added that current beef eaters run little risk, the news cast a pall over Britain's traditional eating habits. Butchers said last week there was little call for beef cuts. At the Strand branch of Angus Steak Houses Ltd., in central London, the management was offering a special: just $10 for a sirloin steak with French fries and mushrooms. During a busy Friday lunch hour, the offer had few takers...
Upon her return at approximately 8:45 p.m., the desk and floor were covered with soot and a pall of smoke hung...
TIME's Joshua Quittner says a serious security flaw found in Netscape, the most popular World Wide Web browser, probably won't cast a pall over emerging electronic commerce. Two University of California at Berkeley graduate students have found that a knowledgeable computer user could crack the system in less then a minute, potentially giving users access to information such as credit card or bank account numbers. Netscape Communications plans to rush out a secure version of the software next week. "This is an interesting academic exercise, but online transactions are still a relatively minor part of the Internet," Quittner...