Word: besting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Snow] is a finisher," Getman said. "He's a real alert player, and that's why he's the best player in the country...
...writer's use of the phrase "extensive business dealings with high-ranking officials" to describe my honest and on-the-record business transactions is at best an exaggeration and, at worst, a lie. Obviously enamored by the myth which dictates that bigger is better, the writer chose to use the word "extensive" when in fact there is no justification for use of that word in this context. The misuse of that word may sell copy, but it prostitutes the function of a free press and crucifies communication of the truth...
...blizzard came primarily from standout striker Ken Snow, who won the prestigious Hermann Trophy last season as a sophomore. Snow buried a personal-best four goals in the Harvard net, including the game-winner, and received two of his tallies special delivery from younger brother, Steve...
Expectably, the White House is delighted with Democratic frustrations. Political operatives believe Bush has stolen the opposition's best issues: the environment, education, child care, the minimum wage (where Bush's veto of a Democratic bill will force a compromise to the President's liking). "We have co-opted them in areas that have traditionally been their strength. They don't know what to do," gloats a senior Administration official...
...Soviet economy, all but bankrupt when Gorbachev came into office nearly five years ago, has actually deteriorated. He is beginning to get the blame. He desperately needs to show that perestroika is working somewhere, and the Baltics may be the best chance...