Word: wield
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Pushing against these negative currents, fortunately, is the persistent, fundamental strength of the U.S. economy. The trend in wages and employment, which wield far more influence over consumer confidence and spending than stock prices, remains strong. As she placed a tortilla warmer in her shopping cart last week at a store in Nashville, Tenn., Sue Allison, 53, a public relations officer for the Tennessee supreme court, observed that "there are a million people out tonight spending $90 on nothing, just as I am. My husband and I won't touch [our retirement stocks] for at least 15 years...
...Marines think of themselves as bound by a higher code, while Cohen wants uniformity, so there's bound to be conflict," says TIME Pentagon Correspondent Mark Thompson. "But defense secretaries have learned that you don't want to tangle with the Marines if you can avoid it -- they wield a lot of political power...
...downside for Prada: "He's in a win-win situation. He's probably trying to put together a group so that he can go to a shareholders' meeting with 10% to 15% of the company. Given the broad ownership of Gucci, that would put him in a position to wield some power. If that doesn't work, at least he's put the company in play and could make $10 million or $20 million off the deal." There is even talk that Bertelli, a sailing fan, is just fund raising for Prada's bid for the America...
...spinster and her aged, acid-tongued mother, who thwarts the daughter's one chance at love. What makes the play so startling is its mix of old-fashioned dramaturgy--the plot hinges on an undelivered letter--and the chilling, unsentimental way in which it shows the casual cruelty people wield against each other. This is a play in which a daughter slams her mum's hand onto a hot stove and scarcely bats...
...motion that it takes to WIELD AN AX would benefit the shoulders and triceps, but think before using it instead of a barbell...