Word: balling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...size of the Milky Way. Using bright stars called Cepheid variables as standardized light sources, he had gauged the galaxy as being an astounding 300,000 light-years across--10 times as big as anyone had thought. Yet Shapley claimed that the Milky Way was the whole cosmic ball of wax. The luminous nebulae were, he insisted, just what they looked like: clouds of glowing gas that were relatively nearby...
...seems the academic ball and chain was often unshackled on foreign shores...
...Sophomore midfielder Adam McGowan closed out the first half's scoring on a sparkling offensive rush keyed when senior longstick Ethan Oberman picked up a ground ball in the midfield. Oberman flipped the ball ahead to McGowan, who broke down the middle of the field uncontested and zipped a shot past Cirri for the 4-1 advantage...
...Harvard was typically effective clearing the ball, making 28 good out of 35, including 12 of 15 in the second half...
...intangible characteristics. Despite being situated further from the river, dedicated Quad intramural athletes still head down in droves to compete. Rooms in the Quad might be larger, but that doesn't mean residents won't make it out to the lawn on a spring day to picnic or play ball. Each hous, Quad or otherwise, has a unique character that transcends its mere physical constructs. A house's architecture might be grand, but a house's true grandeur comes from its residents...