Word: bump
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...Cloned human beings are merely a science-fiction fantasy. I can assure you that on this globe, you'll never bump into a cloned human being, at least within 100 years." HWANG WOO SUK, South Korean scientist who last year was the first to clone a human embryo, on the state of the controversial technology...
...early hopes withered in the midseason stretch. The squad hit a bump as it lost its first away game to Fairfield. Harvard actually outshot Fairfield by a two-to-one margin but couldn’t find the net, losing...
...sole loss coming to Stanford—a feat that earned the team a No. 18 national ranking. The team then fell to No. 16 Clemson and No. 4 Northwestern in close 4-3 decisions. After taking an impressive 5-2 win over No. 9 North Carolina to bump its ranking to No. 7, Harvard dropped decisions against No. 30 Alabama and No. 49 South Alabama...
...would now impute to Felt. But Hal Holbrook gives a gnomic, cranky performance as Deep Throat. (Shouldn't there be an Oscar for best performance by an actor you can barely see?) And director Alan Pakula added menacing off-camera sound effects to Holbrook's scenes--a mysterious bump, the sudden squeal of tires as a car departs. Finally, chillingly, Holbrook tells the reporter that his investigative zeal is now placing his life in danger...
Harvard took a 3-2 lead into the second period and added two straight tallies to bump its lead up to three. The Colonials recorded the final goal of the half to bring the score...