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And such "public things" are not just some short-term goosing of the economy by something called a "stimulus," but jobs that will last a generation.

Center for American Progress Action Fund 2009

He's an inventor and defense department contractor, and the idea of goosing the Ford's ability to turn heads and shred tires came when he bought a used gas turbine engine.

Wired Top Stories 2009

When you poke someone in the ass, you're "goosing" them.

John Marshall: The Geese Fight Back 2009

And the reason it is an independent agency is to ensure that Congress and the President don’t control monetary policy, because that would lead to ridiculous inflation as elected officials always favor short-term goosing of the money supply.

Matthew Yglesias » Monetary Policy is Policy; The Fed is a Government Agency 2009

And the reason it is an independent agency is to ensure that Congress and the President don’t control monetary policy, because that would lead to ridiculous inflation as elected officials always favor short-term goosing of the money supply.

Matthew Yglesias » Monetary Policy is Policy; The Fed is a Government Agency 2009

Global competition for commodities threaten to push energy prices sky-high again, and the Federal Reserve shows no ease in "goosing" the stock and bond markets via perpetual injections of liquidity, causing foreign creditors to panic further and Ben Bernanke to weigh the (rising) probability of his very own Conan-like demotion.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

Craig Kilborn asked her about the behavior of Italian men -- who are known for "goosing," or pinching women on the butt.

Inside TV Blog 2010

Global competition for commodities threaten to push energy prices sky-high again, and the Federal Reserve shows no ease in "goosing" the stock and bond markets via perpetual injections of liquidity, causing foreign creditors to panic further and Ben Bernanke to weigh the (rising) probability of his very own Conan-like demotion.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Pye Ian 2010

Car dealers routinely get scores in the 80s to high 90s due to the same kind of goosing that Dell’s doing.

Lots of company in Dell Hell « BuzzMachine 2005

Imagine, for a moment, Daley up there larking about in one of his silly T-shirts, goosing Princess Anne.

Torching the myth of Sir Steve Redgrave's Olympic supremacy | Barney Ronay 2011