Word: stringings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...crippled American Savings & Loan of Stockton, Calif. In one of the sweetest deals ever bankrolled with taxpayer money, the intensely private Fort Worth billionaire, 40, stands to benefit hugely from a decade of regulatory laxity. His purchase of American Savings is the pre-eminent episode in a string of controversial bailouts last year in which regulators handed out gilt-edged gratuities to some of America's richest...
Duke, a dominant force in the Atlantic Coast Conference, has made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The Blue Devils have had two Final Four berths in the last three years and have sat at the top of the national polls for most of this season--until suffering through a string of four losses in January...
...squash winning streak may be over, but another Harvard team is running up an impressive string of victories...
...unlike the Crimson, has faced a string of teams in the past week. In addition to Harvard, the Wildcats came up against Brooklyn, Dartmouth and Northeastern, and it meets rival Maine today...
...beam shines mainly on the mayor. Police and federal prosecutors are investigating the latest in a string of embarrassing episodes involving women and drugs that has plagued Barry during his three terms. Three weeks ago, detectives looking into allegations that former District employee Charles | Lewis was selling drugs from his room in a downtown hotel were about to attempt an undercover drug purchase, but they abruptly departed after being informed that the mayor was visiting the suspect. A subsequent search by police of Lewis' room, which was billed to the credit card of a Barry aide, revealed traces of cocaine...