Word: comback
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...Because Larijani's political comback certainly had the blessing of Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei - who wields executive power in Iran - an analyst in Tehran told TIME it signals that Khamenei, the ultimate arbiter in Iranian politics, may be prepared to sanction challenges to Ahmadinejad's reelection next year. Whether or not Larijani becomes a presidential candidate, he is likely to use his high-profile post as parliamentary speaker to question Ahmadinejad's policies and offer alternatives. That, along with Khamenei's ambivalence about Ahmadinejad's political future, could weaken the incumbent's authority and prepare the ground...
...first time a Harvard coach has won his inaugural outing in over forty years and the first time in about as long that a Harvard team has staved off a furious comback: the Crimson dropped games to Princeton, Dartmouth and Pennsylvania last season after leading at halftime...
...impressive comback effort Beckman also beat a B.C. contender, Louis Nunez, who came to match point before allowing Beckman to snatch the match from...
Unfortunately for the Radcliffe team, this was the extent of its comback. The 'Cliffe net was soon assailed by a barrage of shots. While a handful of scoring opportunities arose for Radcliffe, the squad failed to clear the net and was shut out for the remainder of the contest...
...plays later, fullback Tyrell Hennings barrelled in for the score from ten yards out, and the Tigers were unable to mount a comback after that...