Word: rising
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whenever I introduce myself as a native Southern Californian, eyebrows rise, nostrils flare and coy smiles show. But I have become accustomed to this reaction, especially as it becomes clearer and clearer that most people simply consider the West Coast a haven for "snow bunnies" and for types of foliage that just cannot be cultivated in colder climates. I smile and tell them to give California a second chance...
...European security and not abandon our democratic allies so these nations do not succumb to larger powers, as they did before and during World War II. Had the United States taken the kind of the steps it is taking now in, say, 1930, the Second World War and the rise of Nazism might have never taken place...
...read your article on Chilean wines with great sorrow [LIVING, Oct. 5]. These wonderful bargains had been one of the best-kept secrets for some time. Now that the world knows, you can be sure the prices will rise. RON ENGELHART Sierra Vista, Ariz...
...rise of the fall brings new music to my ears and tunes from fall's past...
...Institutional Investors just released its annual "focus list," which spotlights 20 stocks that seriously underperformed their peers for five years. But some sporting investors have taken to using the list, which ranges this year from Adobe to Tenneco, to go bottom fishing for stocks that are about to rise...