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sal voh

  • n  an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
  • n  rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  • n  a sudden outburst of cheers
    there was a salvo of approval

  • The Johnson Administration last week fired the opening salvo of its war on povertybut it had all the impact of a popgun.
  • But Amazon's move was actually a strategic salvo in the great secret war of the $60 billion music industry, the fight over Digital Rights Management, usually known by the spine .
  • Washington's first big salvo against conglomerate corporations came only last month.
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  • Meet the artisans: LVMH fires new shot in luxury marketing war
    By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH will throw open the doors of its Louis Vuitton workshops and Hennessy cognac cellars at the weekend in the latest salvo of an advertising war among luxury groups to show off the craftsmanship behind their brands. Starting on Saturday, the world's top luxury group by sales and market value will also offer behind-the-scenes tours of Christian Dior's ...
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Cerberus questions management of Japan's Seibu ahead of annual meeting
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Cerberus Capital Management LP publicly questioned the management of Seibu Holdings on Friday, hoping to garner support for its plans to shake up the board of the Japanese railway and property group at a shareholders meeting scheduled for later this month. The disclosure of questions critiquing Seibu's management is the latest salvo in a months-long war of words over the terms ...
    June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Palmyra's 4x800 relay team: Track and field all-stars
    Katie Dembrowski, Miranda Salvo, Maria Tukis and Olivia Farabaugh - (David Bohr, pennlive.com)Palmyra 4x800 relayOlivia Farabaugh (sr), Miranda Salvo (so), Maria Tukis (so), Katie Dembrowski (so)The Cougars 4x800-meter relay team got on a roll that no one could stop,...
    June 13, 2013 - The Patriot-News

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