Shoppers who treated JCPenney like a treasure hunt for dramatically marked down merchandise are now running to competitors with stacks of coupons.

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The firm is now considering ways of marketing diamonds as branded luxury goods, marked with the De Beers guarantee of quality and untainted origin (see article).

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There were by now six graves in this damp clearing, each marked by a wood shingle with the person's name scratched in.

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That day, which should have been filled with joy for each of the families, but that was now marked by tremendous loss, I resolved to do what I could to save the lives of mothers, so that more babies would have a sustainable future.

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The largely historical project represents a marked change for WikiLeaks, which until now has primarily focused on publishing leaked secret material with contemporary news value.

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Now, with Greece acting like a Black Dwarf, pulling the other troubled countries towards the orbit marked bailout, bond investors are starting to contemplate a total disaster scenario.

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It was a day marked by other farewells as Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher and his former club and England teammate Michael Owen, now with Stoke, ended their playing careers.

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