Word: traction
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...think we now know that monetary policy has lost all traction. We're putting our faith in fiscal policy...
...dramatically changed country. Unless we are vigilant, however, it will not cure the pathologies of our politics. As long as we continue to hand the real work of compromises, creativity, and difficult governance to later generations, we allow the true catastrophes to creep up on us, gaining traction in our denial...
When this slim volume made its first appearance 10 years ago, it was vying for attention with Monica Lewinsky and the Clinton scandal. Monica won. But Cheese slowly began to gain traction in corporate circles, even though critics dissed it as an overly broad parable that could be understood by a bright sixth-grader. A year later, it was No. 1 on the New York Times business best-seller list...
...Still, despite the BJP's rush to seek political advantage from the government's failings in Mumbai, it remains unclear how much traction the opposition party and its allies can gain. During their last term in power, some of the worst religious riots India has ever experienced occurred in the state of Gujarat in 2002, leaving thousands dead. A year before that, an audacious terrorist attack had seen MPs come under fire inside India's Parliament building. Some of the BJP's right-wing allies, such as the Shiv Sena, an influential Hindu-nationalist party in Mumbai, have a reputation...
...work received ends up on one TV subdivision or another. This strange approach is why some have termed the site an “editorial project” or “community publication.” It is clear that tinyvices represents a mentality that is finding traction (or at least popularity) in the art world—one typified by a complete absence of stuffiness, the consciousness that fine art is often a blend of good fortune and talent, an openness to appreciate the beauty of work when artists find that confluence, and the levity and humor...