Word: abounding
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Their ranks have grown during the past decade, perhaps because of the dearth of mainstream press criticism and journalism reviews, but more likely because of the satisfaction that can come from exposing the press as an insidious conspiracy. These groups now abound on the left and the right, groups with such names as Morality in Media and Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME). There are also aquatic watchdog publications such as Greenpeace Pundit Watch and watchdog books such as Unreliable [TMFONT 1 d #666666 d {Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in the News Media. One outfit even...
Opportunities also abound in the Pacific, the fastest-growing airline market in the world. But Northwest, which recently gave way to United as the largest U.S. carrier to Asia, is hard pressed to match its stronger rivals. Its parent firm is burdened with heavy interest payments on some $1.5 billion in takeover debt. And the airline lost $62 million on revenues of $1.6 billion during the first three months of this year...
...that, stories abound of close encounters with Teddy in many different stages of intoxication. There are now famous tales of his drinking bouts in Capitol Hill restaurants, notably a favorite, La Brasserie, with Connecticut's Senator Christopher Dodd. Stories also abound of a drunken Kennedy making passes at women and, in one case, having sex with a woman lobbyist on the floor of a private room in La Brasserie. The latest reports from Palm Beach -- those involving Ted anyway -- suggest behavior that is merely a bit off: taking the younger generation out drinking in clubs in the middle...
...certainly is. In large swaths of the U.S., from Cape Cod to Los Angeles, from San Francisco to Long Island, in New Orleans, Chicago, St. Louis and such depressed markets as Denver and Houston, signs abound that the long, bleak housing slump is easing. As the rebound percolates through one market after another, real estate agents, mortgage bankers and builders forecast a heartening home-buying surge this spring...
...fumaroles and other geysers, are colorful and smelly and make for a fascinating field lesson in geology. Finally, Yellowstone is known for its wildlife. It is a paradise for birders and one of the few places in the continental U.S. where grizzly bears still roam. And of course, buffalo abound...