Word: rumors
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...more accurately, turned itself upside down—accommodating the team. In addition to providing a police motorcade that sped through red lights to and from the practice course, men with large guns were stationed every 100 meters or so along the course. The team stayed in a hotel rumored to be run by the mafia—a rumor made very believeable by the fact that in the window of every floor was a man with a large...
...revitalized the city. One of Cicilline’s initiatives is “destination Providence,” a magazine published twice a year to showcase the city’s arts scene. Also worth checking out are Providence’s many museums, art galleries and exhibitions. (Rumor has it that there’s also some Ivy school there, but FM was unable to confirm these leads...
...When people from my home thought of America, they thought of the utopia man has been searching for since the birth of time. I heard people say that problems always get solved in America, and life never stops because of an accident or a death in the family. The rumor was that America was perfect, but it was, how should I put this... a little exclusive. It was time for me to discover this wonderland everyone was talking about. It was a new world I was entering. And for a while I thought it was actually going to be perfect...
...narrow the field is to look for markets primed for consolidation. Texas is booming with cross-border business but remains a fragmented market. When Citigroup was circling before it grabbed First American, the rumor was that either Houston-based Southwest Bancorporation of Texas or Texas Regional Bancshares, based in McAllen, Texas, might get poached. Both remain available. To the east, Florida is hot with deposits from transplanted retirees. In June Wachovia, based in Charlotte, N.C., announced it would buy SouthTrust, based in Birmingham, N.C., which has a major Florida franchise. Many banks have already seen their stock prices...
...take their word because I keep getting distracted by something else when they get in and out of the Excursion in their tiny outfits. Gela, the brunet, is completely in orange, and Pam, the blond, in white. By the end of the day, I realize, there will be a rumor floating around Los Angeles that I am a pimp...