Word: pricey
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...newest (and self-proclaimed largest) bookstore in Harvard Square is Barillari Books on Mt. Auburn Street, near the post office. Barillari's is decidedly upscale, its pricey coffee-table books and espresso bar catering to the Square's yuppier elements. In fact, Barillari's actually delivers its books via room service to visitors at the Charles Hotel next door...
Somewhat smaller but more sophisticated is Pangloss Bookshop at 65 Mt. Auburn St., specializing in hardcover non-fiction. Pangloss's academic offerings, although a bit pricey, attract Cambridge's intellectual elite, and have made the store a favorite among Harvard faculty members...
...gourmet ice cream, Emack and Bolio's creations are pricey, but well worth the money spent. If you're on a diet, though, pass. Emack's is very rich...
...surely no fun to eat. Now all that is changing dramatically, as more and more upscale restaurants across the U.S. turn to fare based on products grown by traditional, chemical-free methods. Instead of the omnipresent tofu of yore, they are offering elegant, sophisticated -- and often pricey -- dishes. Some chefs have gone organic for health reasons, others because they believe natural produce is tastier and fresher. Not least of all, the trend reflects consumers' increasing concern with food safety and health, especially in the wake of persistent scares over Alar, pesticides and animal hormones...
Making matters worse, the Defense Department is committed to spending $124 billion in the next decade for hardware such as the Navy's pricey ($60 billion for the program) A-12 attack aircraft, and the LHX helicopter, a beleaguered program that threatens to gobble up $42 billion over the next five years. Most of this money is not even anticipated in the current budget. As such programs are scratched or stretched out, the Pentagon faces enormous cancellation fees to contractors. Some of these weapons have already consumed millions of dollars in research and development...