Word: gapped
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...America's favorite chain stores, is a newer and more user friendly type of little plastic card. With the onset of these "Gift Cards", customers now have the luxury of using plastic to spend money they they actually do have, which other credit cards simply can't provide. The Gap, JCrew and Tower Records have all wowed their shoppers with the emergence of their own unique versions of the "Gift Card," by minimizing the onset of buyers' remorse...
...years past if a gift certificate was lost or stolen, there was no way to track down the original piece of paper or its balance. However today with the Gap's computer technology, shoppers can report any lost or stolen gift cards with a guarantee of reimbursement," says one Gap Executive. Additionally, with the individual tracking number on the back of each card, customers can find out their remaining card balance by simply calling 1-800-GAP-STYLE. Reloading the card with funds is also not a problem because Gap Gift Cards can be used over and over again...
...seniors don't know the kids on the street corner and they're afraid," she adds. "That gap builds fear...
...against Penn (17-8, 8-3 Ivy), Harvard saw limited playing time from Monti and Johnson, but neither player could make up for the horrific final two minutes of the first half when Harvard turned the ball over three consecutive times against the press and watched a two-point gap quickly expand into a 12-point deficit...
...panic at a hotel in Greenville, S.C. Not only was Bush's air of inevitability shattered--McCain was galloping from 40 points behind in South Carolina to a dead heat--but all their presumptions about the race had proved wrong. They had spent months trying to plug the stature gap and build an image of Bush as a candidate who could unite the party--and then they were blindsided by a Republican at war with its leaders. At that meeting, Bush's team realized he had to forget his promises to run a "hopeful and optimistic and very positive" campaign...