Word: younger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...freak shows, hired new acts, stepped up the pace of the show and started the world's first clown college. Determined to get the best performers, he bought an entire West German circus for $2 million in 1968 just to snare its star, Gebel-Williams. After the younger Feld graduated from Boston University in 1970, he didn't have to run away from home to join the business he wanted to pursue. He became the ringmaster when his father died...
...marketing has taken on an odious reputation as tobacco makers aim for the few groups that have been slow to kick the habit. The companies have long argued that they are selling a legal product to consumers capable of making their own choices, but as cigarette makers focus on younger and less-educated consumers, that argument becomes harder to support...
Since the advent of younger publications, the Advocate has worked to shed its elite image by targeting writers who might otherwise be intimidated by its history. The magazine recently sponsored a contest issue which was closed to all Advocate members, in order to discover new writers...
...even newcomer status cannot keep these younger magazines from competing with the Advocate for submissions. And writers say they are beginning to find it necessary to make decisions about which pieces they will submit to which magazines...
Perhaps Drury's humble attitude is driven by the fact that his accomplishments have been a bit overshadowed by his younger brother's achievements. Twelve-year-old Chris hit the national spotlight last year after pitching the Trumbull Little League team to the world championship...