Word: defeat
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...admit real moral defeat. And I think it should be him.” - Christopher Hitchens
...again with the title at stake. The Crimson controls its own destiny with a single point lead atop the standings on both Brown and Dartmouth, who play each other this week. As long as the Bears and Big Green do not tie, Harvard must defeat the Quakers on Saturday to clinch the conference...
...meaning in the same way a sound wave can shatter glass. Listening to a poem is to hear language in its most primitive usage: expression of the unapparent. But what happens when no one, save for the most astute listeners, can understand what is being expressed? Does this not defeat the original point of even talking, if you will not succeed at communicating...
...Although it accepted defeat in its effort to win control of the government at the ballot box, Hizballah has since maneuvered behind the scenes to rig the composition of the Cabinet in its favor. First it demanded veto power over all decisions, but eventually it accepted a compromise formula that left the ruling coalition without a large enough majority to make big decisions on its own. Still not content with that, the opposition pushed for control of Lebanon's telecommunications system, which would give Hizballah added operational security from Israeli intelligence - but could also help it hamper the activities...
...even the most conservative bill under discussion would provide health insurance for 29 million more people, it is reasonable to blame politicians who defeat any bill for these people’s lack of insurance. These spoilers would thus bear some responsibility for the 45,000 deaths associated with a lack of health insurance that would continue each year after...