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Word: daggering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...huge layup in traffic with 36 seconds to go, giving Harvard a 52-50 advantage, the Tigers had one more chance to stay in the game. Princeton senior guard Jessica Berry missed a critical jumper and Markley was fouled as she inhaled the rebound. She delivered the dagger from the line, hitting both free throws and sealing the game...

Author: By Justin W. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Comeback Thrills Home Crowd | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...With just over 30 seconds left in the game and Harvard down 68-65, Princeton shooting guard Dan Mavraides nailed a three, plunging a dagger into the Crimson’s aspirations of victory. After the shot swished through the net, Mavraides held his arm in the air, mimicking his follow-through motion...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Princeton Reeks Smarm in Lavietes | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

Leading by five with a little more than three minutes left in the game, Janning had a chance to put a dagger in the Crimson. He drove through a wide-open lane and rose up to slam it through, but his dunk attempt clanged...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Frosh Bounce Back in Defeat | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

There's a strong dose of social realism in the novels, in keeping with Scandinavian tradition. Domestic violence is a central theme in Silence of the Grave, which won a British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award in 2005. Arctic Chill explores the tensions caused by a recent influx of immigrants to Iceland. But Indridason tempers the sociology with a big dollop of old-fashioned suspense. He's a fan of Alfred Hitchcock, and takes pains to entice his readers with an intriguing first chapter. Hitchcock would probably have relished the first scene of Silence of the Grave: a baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder Most Miserable | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

Harvard’s Class of 2012 was supposed to wait.Freshmen don’t come into their first game, playing on the road, and drop 17 points on the home team.Freshmen don’t bury dagger threes to end any threat of a comeback.Freshmen don’t pound on the blocks like they were a baby Barkley.Fortunately for the Crimson, this is not your normal group of rookies.Message to the Ivy League: Tommy Amaker’s highly touted recruiting class is for real.With three freshmen starting—guards Max Kenyi and Oliver McNally and power...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Newcomers Dominate in Harvard Victory | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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