Word: wowing
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...students primp and preen to wow their favorite colleges, there's one characteristic they can't control: their race. That's one reason voters, courts and politicians in six states have outlawed racial preferences in college admissions, while other colleges, fearful of lawsuits, play down their affirmative-action efforts these days. But make no mistake: race still matters. How much depends on the school and the state...
...small company, he says he finds it exhilarating to think, "Wow, that's just...
...kind of person you see in a movie, and it's like, wow!" says Crowe, revving into high-ecstatic mode. "Yet for someone that beautiful, she doesn't lead with her looks. Her silent moments are as great as when she speaks. Everybody says 'Audrey Hepburn' when they speak about her, and that's one of the big Audrey parts of her: she can turn a little silent moment into a one-act play. She also has this sense of humor that's waiting to pounce. The cool thing is she doesn't play 'girlish' like a lot of American...
...could hear the crowd," she said afterward, "and I could see them at the top of the grandstand...and I was thinking, 'Wow, this is going to be the most awesome experience of my life.'" At that moment a judge stepped out in front of her and raised a red card. Saville's race was ended. "No, no, no, not me!" she screamed. Crying uncontrollably, she fled...
Suria's e-mail, however, was a mite more skeptical than Bezos makes out--definitely no "Wow"--and the analyst is just as bitingly critical of Amazon as before. "Nothing's changed," says Suria. "We still expect cash to be a problem in the first quarter. We still expect the party to be over...