Word: vast
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...vast majority of our workers already earn over $10 an hour," Wrinn said...
...last problem is only growing more acute. There are hundreds of student groups, and their growth shows little sign of stopping. The vast majority of these groups don't own buildings, and instead depend on the whims of the College for office space. Currently, only one out of four student groups has office space from the College...
...Mart's trade-secret suit against Amazon.com The nation's largest retailer contends that the Web's leading e-tailer lured 15 of its top techies out to Seattle from Wal-Mart's hometown of Bentonville, Ark., for the express purpose of duplicating its prized information database--a vast system that tracks customer shopping patterns and product flow. "There's a lot of computer talent out in the Valley," notes Wal-Mart spokeswoman Betsy Reithemeyer. "If you're coming to Bentonville, you're looking for something specific." Amazon has filed a countersuit denying the accusations. The company says...
...jointly ante up $1 billion over four years to create wireless, high-speed Internet networks. AT&T and others are experimenting with cellular-like services that compress data and bring high-speed Web access into homes. That could help some rural areas. But while wireless towers can easily cover vast stretches of the plains, it's a far costlier matter to erect enough towers to throw signals around the Rocky Mountains. Moreover, many of the companies that are talking up wireless have densely packed urban businesses and mobile professionals in their sights, not rural customers...
...most violent type of solar eruption is known as a coronal mass ejection, a vast bubble of gas that bursts from the sun and releases a wave of charged particles into space. Slamming into Earth's atmosphere, CME discharges have been known to fry satellites, bathe airplanes with radiation and black out entire cities...