Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The process of producing or attempting to produce rain, as by magic.
- noun Informal Cloud seeding.
- noun Informal The process of achieving excellent results in a profession or field, such as politics.
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- noun The attempted artificial production of
rain , either by use ofmagic or byseeding clouds - noun US, informal Hiring someone who creates
business opportunities orrevenue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun activity intended to produce rain
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Examples
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You might think a seminar on "rainmaking" will improve your firm's bottom line.
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How many GS-14 equivalent in big law (non rainmaking junior partners/service partners) retires without nest egg of that size or larger?
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Still, the insights into La Eme and the science of rainmaking as well as the inevitable confrontation between the two principals show why Parker ranks as one of the top contemporary suspense writers.
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But financing remains a powerful lure, and while there may always be a role for the rainmaking CEO-level banker, a degree of commoditization has infiltrated the dealmaking process.
Robert Teitelman: Capital Versus Talent in Investment Banking Robert Teitelman 2011
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Another company, Altela Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M., earned a spot on Artemis Project's 2011 list of the 50 most innovative water-technology companies in the U.S. Its technology mimics rainmaking.
In Fracking's Wake Yuliya Chernova 2011
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The Microsoft lawsuit ended in a consent decree of little real moment, but it also had marvelous rainmaking effects for the antitrust bar.
The Trustbusters' Last Meal Ticket Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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From the ancient, mystical ideas of some Asian cultures to the modern, scientifically-based techniques of today, many rainmaking theories have intervened.
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First, there is the inertia factor; these companies remain quite wealthy, thanks to decades of solid rainmaking.
Why is digital advertising so lousy? Industry is too smug to innovate. Frederic Filloux 2010
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Topics include influences on climate (such as the greenhouse effect and aerosols), models of climate change, climate modification schemes (such as rainmaking), and social relationships and climate changes.
NEW ON THE NET 2008
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With the exception of certain localized types of weather modification, such as hail suppression, rainmaking (or rain prevention), it seems, still has a long way to go before becoming a reliable, controllable, and scientifically sound large-scale weather changer.
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