Word: redeem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson men finished ahead of Yale to redeem themselves after falling to the Elis earlier in the season...
DOMINICK and Eugene is yet another of Hollywood's heartwarming movies with a predictable plot, but good acting, an enlightening peek at working-class Pittsburgh and reference to important social issues redeem the film...
...drawback is that passengers with free tickets can take seats away from paying customers. Most frequent flyers are business travelers who earn their mileage points going to such relatively unpopular destinations as Boise and Buffalo. When the time comes to redeem their bonuses, they go to Hawaii, Florida or the Caribbean. Some analysts estimate that up to 33% of the seats on some airlines' popular routes are taken by passengers who are flying free...
...while the average movie junket generally carries less global import then, say, a world war, or even--surprise--a baby vomiting in Buffalo, there are several salient features of the junket experience that may redeem it for some people. For example, the booze, which is free, or the deluxe hotel room, which similarly is gratis. Or the chance to run amok in a strange city where no one knows you--and not be one penny poorer for the opportunity...
...steel bar for dear life." He hoped that the stone would give him luck rather than eloquence. But when he called the office that night, he learned that the Dow had plunged another 108.36 points. Worse, Magellan customers besieged Fidelity's 1,500 telephone operators with orders to redeem shares. Net withdrawals on Friday amounted to $265 million, or about 2.5% of the fund. "I told Carolyn that if this continued, we would have to go back," says Lynch...