This kind of trajectory cannot be found in a growth stock, because the average life of its dominance is no more than 5 years, 10 years at best.

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The dominance of short-termism is evidenced by the magnitude of institutional stock "renting" for terms of 12 months or less, the volume of high-speed, high-frequency algorithmic short-term trading, the short average tenures of chief executive officers and the dominance of executive compensation tied solely to short-term results.

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Yet for all its dominance on the field, the Pats' organization is merely average when it comes to turning a profit.

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But talk about dominance: in 1984, San Francisco outscored its opponents by an average of more than two touchdowns a game, their only blemish a 20-17 loss to Pittsburgh on a fourth quarter field goal.

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