Word: shaking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...afterglow of the allied victory in the gulf war last spring, the U.S. economy seemed ready to shake off its malaise. Consumer confidence rose sharply, and sales of cars and homes began to shift into high gear. But in the clear light of autumn, that hopeful moment seems long gone. Despite assertions from Washington and most economists that the recession ended last May, the recovery may be the weakest in postwar history, and many sectors could even be sliding backward. "The situation is far worse than the government would like us to believe, and things are going to remain this...
...many students with a late-night urge for a Big Mac and a shake, however, raspberry and cheese croissants and Orangina just don't cut it. On the other hand, what would happen if the Chessmaster started hanging out at Mickey...
...next play I threw the ball and I felt a lot of pain. I realized I had nothing on it, but I thought it was something I could just shake off and play with it," Giardi added. "Then the next play after that I threw a deep pass, got hit and spun around, and just landed with my arm extended. It just didn't feel right. I knew I couldn...
Brown, the former governor of California, has already taken a shot at the presidency. Now he's considering another futile run for the Oval Office. If he goes through with his candidacy, he'll shake up the Democratic circuit with his Way Out in Left Field politicking...
Noble attributes that attitude to the complacency of the ruling class. "They don't want to shake the wagon because then their little goody train gets broken up," she says. "What my candidacy does is break up the ballgame...