Lucrative rice crops are being hard hit, too, as saltwater creeps into aquifers beneath the fields, contaminating wells used for irrigation and killing crops.

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Context has to do with why we wake up smiling when sunlight creeps into our bedroom and why we shiver in the cold or withdraw our hands from fire.

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And if confidence starts to droop or uncertainty creeps into the mix, well, all those Wall Street analysts looking for big gains in the stock market this year might begin to rethink their view.

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Looking ahead, however, volatility creeps back into forecasts.

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It can also, if we're not careful, morph us into Mark Zuckerberg-like creeps--minus the billions.

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