Word: caters
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Many of the most popular direct-from-the-factory establishments are individual stores, such as the L.L. Bean outlet in North Conway, N.H., or the V F Factory Outlet in Reading, Pa. But hundreds of outlet centers, ranging from spartan shopping strips to swank malls, now cater to tourists and travelers. Many are sited just off major interstate highways or close to vacation spots. "For these prices, I don't mind fighting the freeway," exults Houston housewife Laura Freeman, two small kids in tow, as she balances a mound of towels selling for $2.99 a pound at the Lone Star...
...know about the old rumors, actually facts. There were a lot of bikers and drugs. I started to cater to Harvard students," says Zombeck. "I like the new clientele...
More startling attempts to cater to the jaded palate are due in the next few years. Norwegian scientists are perfecting something called the tunge sole, a hybrid that grows fast, tastes like delicate Dover sole and has enormous commercial potential. At Maine's Darling Marine Center, specialists are breeding an electric-blue lobster (an extreme rarity in the wild) as a future food source. It also provides a brilliantly visible marker for checking on the success rate of hatcheries...
...Commonwealth's fortunes are to change for the better, it is precisely this type of (rare) politician--one who does not cater his or her speech or actions with an eye to the polls--that will be necessary on Beacon Hill...
Harvard students are attempting to expand an a capella group which seeks to cater to the musical interests of lesbian and bisexual women...