Word: turfed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That's a very big deal in my mind, that title," the source said. "[The College] didn't want there to be a turf war between this person and Judith Kidd; they have recognized that this person is the head of PBHA and not Judith...
...time is now; the turf is the Web; and the enemy is Netscape, whose browser market share still dwarfs Microsoft's. The Apple deal makes Microsoft's Internet Explorer the default browser for all future Macs, yet another coup for Gates, who is painfully aware what a threat the Web poses to the OS standards whose implacable rigidity led to Microsoft's rise in the first place. Gates spent the Web's first two years pretending it didn't matter and the next two frantically refocusing his company on the Net and snapping up anything that might further that goal...
Perhaps they could make their point more strongly if they could get CITES to meet in Honolulu next time and take the other delegates out to visit the tiger sharks on their home turf. Arguments about the impact on marine ecosystems and about the destruction of creatures whose biochemistry might one day save lives are, in the end, somewhat dry and academic...
...scientists, accustomed to guarding their professional turf, this kind of poaching may not always be welcome. What many are beginning to recognize, though, is that for some kinds of scientific endeavors, more isn't just better; it's the only way to get the job done...
...business markets risk heavy counterattacks. Giants like American, United and Delta are becoming increasingly aggressive in defending their hubs, even though their planes are running at more than 70% of capacity. The idea is fundamental and ruthless: don't let a competitor get a toehold in your most profitable turf...