Word: 32nd
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...against her teeth to verify the pearls' authenticity at a jewelry counter on Kowloon's Nathan Road. The teeth-test, of course, is overrated; rubbing the pearls against one another is more effective without risking damage to the gems. But Larby wasn't taking any chances. This was the 32nd string of pearls Larby had run across her pearly whites that day. "The pearls are just so cheap here," she explained, "I'm not convinced they're real...
...Raced off the Spanish port of Valencia, the 32nd America's Cup will be remembered as one of the finest. The Swiss won 5-2, which might not suggest that the best-of-nine series was all that close. In fact, it was exceptionally so, and its twists and tensions occurred at a time when the oldest event in sport was crying out for a ding-dong contest. In victory, the comments of Alinghi president Ernesto Bertarelli were tinged as much with exhaustion as elation. "It has been much harder than I ever thought it would be," he said after...
...back injuries all year, won a third straight Ivy League title in the 200 butterfly and qualified for her fourth NCAA Championships. After placing 14th in the event at the meet in 2006, the injured Bassi swam a 2:00.89 at this year’s Championships to grab 32nd...
...selected by Major League Lacrosse’s Washington Bayhawks in the fourth round of the league’s collegiate draft on Thursday, the only Crimson player and one of 11 Ivy Leaguers chosen in the six-year-old league’s annual draft.Flood was the 32nd overall pick and the second pick of the fourth round in the 50-player, five-round draft. He was one of about 50 players present at the draft, held at Stony Brook University, and one of about 40 who were chosen.A number of teams had expressed interest in Flood prior...
...Crimson history, qualifying Karesin for NCAA regionals.Teammate and senior co-captain Julia Pederson, the current Harvard record holder in the javelin, was 15th in the event after a 38.80-meter throw.Senior co-captain Sean Barrett was the only Thursday competitor on the men’s side, finishing 32nd in the 5000 meters in 14:55.08.Friday brought more success on the women’s side, as sophomore Becky Christensen finished third in the college women’s high jump.Her jump of 1.79 meters was the same as five others in the event, so the tie was broken...