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For my business class I need to identify a company that made a successful launch of gained market strength during a period of economic downturn (recession). It can either be current or from previous recessions. I am trying to think of goods or a company that fits this description.

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I am trying to make a get-well gift for a very ill friend in the hospital. I am trying to make a bouquet of comics. I do not know what to use as the stems for the comics. I was thinking maybe straws but I would like them to look green like a flower stem.

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I would love to win the lottery.

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