Word: stride
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have a significant impact on the economy. If stock prices fell that far, executives might curb their companies' capital investment and consumers might reduce their spending enough to trigger a recession. But the stock market steadied last week, rising 3.93 points to close at 1762.65. Investors took in stride the "triple witching hour." On the third Friday of the last month of each quarter, contracts on stock options, stock index futures and stock index options all expire. In the past, the triple witching hour has brought volatile market moves, causing the Dow to rise or drop as much...
...brave theme for a movie to take up these days, especially for one that might like to be mistaken for a summer comedy. Nothing in Common never settles into a self-confident stride, but it does dislocate, discomfit. You might remember it after a lot of less edgy films have been forgotten...
Once a land of repressive dictatorship, Spain is taking its ten-year-old democracy in stride. The old political extremes have largely evaporated, and the majority has steadily moved toward the center. The ruling Socialists have also shifted, abandoning their calls for radical social change. In his campaign, Gonzalez, 44, calmly asked for four more years to consolidate his party's gains...
...these pills are no more effective than tablets, many people find capsules better tasting and easier to swallow. Judy Newbold, a resident of Auburn, is resigned about the discovery of poisoned medication in her town. Says she: "It's just one of those things you have to take in stride. There are kooks everywhere...
...doing any work that day, just catching up on my foot-dangling." Currently, Parker's Spenser sings the best sassy blues: "Ideal options aren't something I have much to do with. Most of the time I'm shuttling between bad and worse." Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer prefers stride (when he's not playing chopsticks), and John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee fuses bebop and rap: "Go get the lady with the unusual haircut and add her to the stack. Go get Meyer and the boat and bring the boat around. Use the big anchor and the power takeoff...