Cliché corner
By
Suzan Revah
Suzan Revah is a former AJR associate editor.
"The U.S. economy has changed enough since the last recession so that last year's combination of strong growth and subdued inflation--the dream team of an economic recovery--may last a surprisingly long time..." ( Palm Beach Post ) "But even a dream team of the world's finest security experts could not snuff the sharpest terrorist, the experts agreed." ( San Francisco Examiner ) "But the dream team of country heartache has never really toured together until now." ( Tacoma, Washington, News Tribune ) "If you were going to assemble a literary Dream Team for the Olympics, you'd want a poet or two, a couple of playwrights, a few novelists and essayists." ( Orlando Sentinel ) "Media mogul Rupert Murdoch calls it the ' dream team ' with a global lineup..." ( CNN ) From among 294 references to a dream team , most mentioning O.J. Simpson's defense team, found during a 30-day period in March and April. ###
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