jawbone
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It was found alongside a tooth from a Tyrannosaurus rex and a jawbone from a crocodylian, in a region already known for fossils of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus.
From Science Daily
“Policymakers are wary of endorsing a premature and unwarranted rise in short-term rates and could step up their jawboning efforts in upcoming appearances if markets fail to heed the message,” Schamotta said.
The jawbone looked reptilian but had teeth resembling those of dinosaurs.
From Science Daily
True, the Fed can influence the yield on that longer-dated paper through its current short-term rate policy, economic projections and jawboning.
The tooth, from a cow's jawbone found beside the ancient monument's south entrance in 1924, was analysed by scientists from the British Geological Society, Cardiff University and University College London.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
