Word: accustomedness
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Dartmouth—accustomed to favorable judgments on most close pitches until then—couldn’t believe the calls. Ronz begged to differ.
While the Crimson is accustomed to winning, the Jumbos are not accommodating opponents. In this week’s poll, Tufts immediately follows the Crimson coed team that has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the season.
A Stubborn Wall Melts Away CYPRUS One morning last week, Tina Pantakis, a pensioner from the Greek Cypriot town of Limassol, dressed in her Sunday best and rummaged through old photographs. She was looking for pictures of her ancestral village, Vassilia, which she had not seen in nearly 30 years...
Enter Larry Brilliant, who had been doing a little consulting for Intel. Brilliant knew the benefits and pitfalls of Wi-Fi, and he was accustomed to working with start-ups. (In the years since the Well, Brilliant had created 14 networks including his own failed Wi-Fi company, AirZone.) The...
But as the weeks passed, he grew accustomed to the clown’s gruff demeanor, his balloons and his lewd jokes.