Word: defeat
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...Harvard swimmers will have to work together in order to defeat a strong Yale squad and the home team, Princeton, this weekend. The meet, which will consist of 16 events, requires nine victories to secure the overall...
...highest point of his presidency thus far is the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tigers in May 2009 - thereby ending the country's civil war, which was waged for 26 years...
...more ways than one, it was classic Brett Favre: a coolheaded march down the football field with only seconds left on the clock, in a tied championship brawl. And then an interception at the critical moment, leading to an overtime defeat. The NFC Championship game on Sunday night - a Superdome epic between the New Orleans Saints and Favre's Minnesota Vikings that ended in a 31-28 win for the Saints, sending them forward to meet Indianapolis in the Feb. 7 Super Bowl - had many breathtaking twists and turns, yet it didn't take long for one question to dominate...
Looking forward, the Democrats must end the finger-pointing over Coakley’s stunning defeat and focus on adapting to the political realities of the day. To ensure that the reform debate does not wither away with a partisan filibuster, the Democrats must work with the Republicans openly and honestly to improve the welfare of the people. Brown’s election by no means spells the end of the health care debate. If anything, it should herald the new era of compromise and bipartisanship that Americans were promised...
...position, rookie Sophie Chang, ranked 95th nationally, rallied back to defeat Monika Mical in the second and third sets after falling to Mical in the first set, 6-3. Chang fought for each point in the final two sets against Mical to come out ahead...