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bustle

verb as in move around quickly, busily

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Some business owners have taken it upon themselves to clean their side of the street, trying to preserve the look of what was once a bustling corridor.

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It is a busy, bustling port, much bigger than Alexandria.

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The city has plenty of battle scars; some of its bustling streets are lined with ruins and rubble.

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And Hertz Global Holding is the biggest one-day gainer of the season so far, soaring 36% after reporting its first profit in two years, on a bustling new business retailing cars from its rental fleet.

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Outside the Delta Lounge on Friday afternoon in San Francisco International Airport, a line formed as staffers handed out cookies, Pringles, Cheez-Its and water to travelers waiting to enter the bustling lounge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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