Word: blemishing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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During Harvard’s 27-game unbeaten streak, the only blemish came in a 3-3 tie at St. Lawrence in February. Ruddock stopped several 2-on-1’s in that game, including one with only a few seconds left...
...frowns on the horrors of slavery or, say, the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan, in 1898 (in which 10,000 Muslims were annihilated in five hours by Lord Kitchener's Maxim guns), few such moments make it into the debit column. "The question is not whether British imperialism was without blemish," Ferguson writes. "It was not. The question is whether there could have been a less bloody path to modernity." There might have been, he admits, but he clearly doubts it. Of all the benefits bestowed on the colonies, Ferguson prizes the English language and "the idea of liberty" most...
...final blemish did not take away from the dominance Harvard showed for the duration of the game...
Harvard has looked strong so far this season, with a single game lost to Brown as the only blemish on its record...
Consistency is likely a big part of why Harvard earned the top spot. A 4-3 loss to Minnesota is the only blemish on the Crimson’s record, while Minnesota and UMD both lost to teams outside the national top five. Harvard is also ranked first in nearly every major statistical category...