In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.

Q: Passage: Passenger traffic jumped 14% in the quarter, while profit per passenger grew 2%. Delta has benefited more than other carriers from the weakness of Eastern Airlines, which shares the Atlanta hub.

A: jumped
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Q: Passage: Advanced Medical paid $106 million in cash for its share in a unit of Henley's Fisher Scientific subsidiary. The unit makes intravenous pumps used by hospitals and had more than $110 million in sales last year, according to Advanced Medical.

A: paid
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Q: Passage: To mollify shareholders concerned about the long-term value of the company under the BellSouth-LIN agreement, BellSouth also agreed to pay as much as $10 a share, or $540 million, if, after five years, the trading value of the new cellular company isn't as high as the value that shareholders would have realized from the McCaw offer. "We're very pleased with the new deal.

A:
mollify
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