Word: sputtered
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...were shouting all over the place, as the doors were late in opening. Even the Salvation Army Man had earphones on. I decided to check our tickets and see where we were sitting. First row, floor. I looked at Nate. He was practically giggling with glee, managing to sputter "five-feet from the ring!" I told him that I was going back outside to scalp my ticket, then going to the Prudential to buy a new holiday dress with my profit, and would meet him at the Park Street T stop at 11. I thought conceding the 2,000 words...
NAME: TOM ("RIGHT STUFF") WOLFE OCCUPATION: Writer who may wear crochet BEST PUNCH: "Why does he sputter and foam so? Because he, like Updike and Mailer, has panicked. All three have seen the handwriting on the wall, and it reads, A Man in Full...
...already stood firm against three interest-rate hikes. As for Y2K, I believe the panic came when tech stocks hit the skids last summer. Done. Finito. The market is now looking well past the millennium, having got comfortable with the notion that it will pass with barely a sputter. For that and other reasons, this year's seasonal lift could be something special...
...that point, Bittencourt said, Reid became agitated and began to sputter...
...interview, then that's a good morning. We're having a good morning." His loaded Smith & Wesson, his badge and his beeper are all hidden under his brown sports jacket, but he carries the school's ubiquitous power symbol, a walkie-talkie, and it will crackle and sputter plenty before the day is safely started...