| 1. | Lucent is defined as bright, luminous, lucid, clear.
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| 2. | That would make Lucent the biggest IPO ever by 25 percent.
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| 3. | IBM will take over most of Lucent's computer operations.
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| 4. | Lucent " is likely to be pretty perky,"
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| 5. | Lucent's market control helps explain such strong investor confidence.
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| 6. | It will spin off the rest of Lucent later this year.
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| 7. | Lucent said it doesn't comment on rumor or speculation.
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| 8. | Lucent dropped 1 1 / 2 to 52 3 / 4.
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| 9. | And some important gaps remain in Lucent's product line.
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| 10. | Since then, Lucent's shares are up 58 percent.
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