Word: virtually
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...drip of new details in the Clinton sex scandal slowed to a virtual halt Saturday as all sides in the case retreated under the cover of subpoenas to discuss their next move...
...would limit the range of postal services. Runyon is certain to raise some hackles this summer when the price of a first-class stamp rises a penny, to 33[cents]. It will be the first such increase since 1995. The price of a stamp has quadrupled since 1971 in virtual lockstep with inflation...
...hard to feel safe in a lot of places in Mexico, despite the best efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon. The Acteal bloodbath is just the latest instance of what sometimes appears to be the virtual collapse of public security in the country. From the slums of Tijuana to the hilltop mansions of Mexico City, a rising wave of violent crime, kidnappings and human- rights atrocities has gripped the nation. Many refer to it as the "Colombianization" of the country, a reference to the even scarier levels of violence inspired by drug mafias and paramilitary gangs in that...
...have a way of remembering which Web sites you access, and the tracking message that Web sites often send back to your computer can become permanently embedded on your hard drive. The traceability of 'Net activity and the resultant concern over privacy has spawned a new product line: the virtual alarm system...
Guard Dog Deluxe, for instance, is designed to protect users against present and future security and privacy threats while surfing the Internet. According to its advertisement, Guard Dog Deluxe protects sensitive information by creating a virtual "firewall" around files that contain personal information, such as passwords and Quicken data files...