Word: rutted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...saying that everything which goes down must come up. But the market did not go up far, did not stay up long. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange, after soaring above 2,000,000 shares thrice in a month, fell back into its recent rut. By the peak of the rally, the Dow-Jones industrial averages had climbed only from...
...wild or the chance of a lifetime to be indolent. Instead, it means freedom of action. The Freshman should practice it by being careful not to overspecialize in his first year, by being sure that he does more than one thing and keeps himself out of the well-known rut...
...sudden wave of pessimism over fall business prospects. But the day sun-browned brokers returned from their holiday, a first-class European crisis burst on the front page. Apparently it caught Wall Street at a psychologically vulnerable moment. The market was thin, the selling persistent. Routed from its long rut, the trading volume soared to 1,870,000 shares, and at times the ticker was as much as three minutes behind the floor. When the closing bell bonged that day 385 stocks had touched bottom for 1937, and all three Dow-Jones stock averages had reached new lows...
...plane works away stiff-legged and importantly over the rough ground. Like an ill-tempered old somebody awakened too early, she shrugs her shoulders from side to side as each wheel sinks into a rut...
...look around and try things out. Don't overspecialize in one line of endeavor. Don't let your studies get you down so that you feel that you cannot do anything else. Keep your head up, look around, and do a little judicious experimentation. Don't get into a rut during the first year. You will have three other years for this, and these three others cannot be enjoyed unless you have chosen wisely as a result of a well spent first year...