Word: clinch
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Harvard finished the weekend with a team score of 10-1, losing the first match and then winning 10 straight to gain the top New England spot and clinch a berth in nationals...
Under this system, a team would automatically clinch the championship by taking first and second place, regardless of the third boat’s showing...
...Abdullah proposed that he and Bush join forces on an eight-point peace plan designed to shake Israelis and Palestinians out of their death clinch. Bush balked at the scope and speed of the Saudi proposal, but Abdullah's mission had some impact. On Friday, after a week of making pro-Israeli sounds, Bush expressed new frustration with Jerusalem's slow withdrawal from the West Bank. "It's time to end this," he said...
Martire and Broughton easily defeated their opponents at Nos. 2 and 4 singles, respectively, and junior Lara Naqushbandi won at No. 5 to clinch the win for the Crimson...
Both co-captain Broughton and Jennie Timoney opened their matches with easy 6-2 first-set wins. Broughton displayed clinical efficiency in the second set, dismantling her oppening 6-1 to clinch the winning point for the Crimson...