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Ripple The Twine: Scoring a goal.

Rehypothecation: Rehypothecation occurs when your broker, to whom you have hypothecated — or pledged — securities as collateral for a margin loan, pledges those same securities to a bank or other lender to s . . . View Full Definition

Restoration Therapy: Restoration therapy has been practiced in Japan for more than fifteen hundred years and has proven successful in the treatment of migraine headaches, nervous tension, general fatigue, and mu . . . View Full Definition

Riding The Pine: Refers to a player who is sitting on the bench, often because he is underperforming.

Riding The Yield Curve: Buying long-term bonds in anticipation of capital gains as yields fall with the declining maturity of the bonds.

Riding The Clutch: A clutch generally consists of a disk which, in its normal state, connects the engine to the transmission. When the motorcycle is driving along, the mechanism is released or “engaged”. Durin . . . View Full Definition

Regression Toward The Mean: The tendency that a random variable will ultimately have a value closer to its mean value.

Reading The Defense: Recognition by the quarterback of the defensive formation; he may then call an audible to adjust the offense.

Random Walk Theory: The random walk theory holds that it is futile to try to predict changes in stock prices. Advocates of the theory base their assertion on the belief that stock prices react to information as . . . View Full Definition

Reading The Lane: Experimentation, usually during practice, to determine the characteristics of a lane. Some lanes are faster than others, some will allow a bigger hook while others will hold the ball back, etc.