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Silverblatt was shy and too embarrassed to speak during class because of his inability to clearly pronounce the letter “L,” which appears three times in his own name.
From Los Angeles Times
But she accepted the need for more to be done: "We are going to need to go further, of course we will need to go further, because we are going to need to strengthen our defence and our partnerships in order to be able to do so."
From BBC
This workforce can appreciate New York's charms all the more because the average hourly wage in tech is significantly higher than in any other sector -- including finance.
From Barron's
The nerves are evident from spikes in the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, known as Wall Street’s fear gauge because it measures the price of options that investors tend to buy when expecting stock swings.
“You need to kind of look through that maximalist initial surprise offering, even if it seems like it’s shooting from the hip, because it’s going to be negotiated,” said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
