pitfall
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From the social side, a 2016 research paper titled "A Pitfall in Ethical Investing: ESG Disclosures Reflect Vulnerabilities, not Virtues," found that "ethics controversies are more likely for firms that adopt popular ESG policies."
From US News • Oct. 21, 2016
The series kicks off quite appropriately at the Billy Wilder Theater with Wilder's 1944 noir masterpiece "Double Indemnity" starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray as well as Andre de Toth's 1948 "Pitfall" with Dick Powell.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2014
Now it's available on Android too, as Pitfall Harry runs through jungles, caves and villages leaping over obstacles and whipping beasties.
From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2013
And then you plug in an old Atari and it turns out Pitfall just isn’t as exciting today as it was back when Jack Black sold it to you:
From Slate
Beside the Atari was a shoebox containing nine game cartridges: Combat, Space Invaders, Pitfall, Kaboom!,
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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