Word: berthed
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...scandal brewing in Delta Force over misappropriated funds shows the problem of allowing U.S. Special Forces wide berth to act as independent operators. This fall at least 80 members of Delta Force were reprimanded or court-martialed for cheating on their expense accounts. The investigations have spawned a series of news leaks that disclosed a wide array of covert operations undertaken by Special Forces. According to the Washington Post, military pilots posing as civilians have flown secret missions out of Honduras to pinpoint rebel radio transmitters in El Salvador, while other Special Forces agents have engaged in spookery normally associated...
While the effects manifested themselves in a sluggish start, in the long term it didn’t seem to matter. Harvard took a couple weeks to shake off dry-season rust before winning the Truxtun Umstead, a major intersectional regatta, securing a berth in the 2006 New England Sloops Championships and taking the top co-ed ranking in the nation...
Laine extended his Harvard career by earning a berth to the NCAAs with his winning leap...
Earning the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, Harvard advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years but couldn’t get past the Stanford juggernaut, falling to the eventual national champions in Athens...
It’s easy to say after a 21-win season that saw Harvard earn its fourth consecutive berth in the NCAA tournament, but could Donato have really believed that a Nov. 16 contest against then-No. 1 Boston College would be the Crimson’s coming-out party...