Word: priding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Burkin says she takes pride in the store's inventory, which includes many books imported from Britain and titles carried on consignment from self-published authors...
...take time out to line the streets cheering for those determined enough to take the 26.2-mile challenge. A lucky few get tickets for the Red Sox's annual early game, and there's generally a spirit of enthusiasm in the air. It is a time to celebrate the pride of the Commonwealth and enjoy a free Monday...
Once the hobby of self-satisfied blue bloods tracing their families back to the Mayflower, genealogy is fast becoming a national obsession--for new parents basking in the glow of family life, baby boomers wrestling with their first intimations of mortality, and various ethnic groups exploring their pride and place in a multicultural society. Powering the phenomenon are the new tools of the digital age: computer programs that turn the search for family trees into an addiction; websites that make it easy to find and share information; and chat rooms filled with folks seeking advice and swapping leads. "The Internet...
After spending five years as a construction-site manager at Korea's giant conglomerate Samsung, Chung Hwan Oak was used to giving orders, not taking them. So making sales calls for his new catering business was hard on his pride. After bowing deeply, Chung, 49, would pitch his hot-pot lunches--steaming vegetables with shrimp and fiery pepper sauce--then explain how he had lost his Samsung job. Often people slammed the door in his face. Those who listened didn't offer him a chair. The frosty treatment stung, but Chung knew that in status-conscious Korea, Samsung...
...hints of orange sunlight are peaking over the horizon and most Harvard students are either sound asleep or finishing up a paper due at 9 a.m. Across campus, however, a few heads are rolling off their pillows and stumbling toward the Charles as they prepare to row for House pride. With a long history, House crew has risen to be one of the most popular of intramural sports...