Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...victory against Duke and a defeat of highly-ranked Southern Alabama, both at the National Indoor Championships, propelled the Crimson to 13th place in the national rankings...
Despite this defeat, Harvard continued its winning ways for its next three seasons, obtaining a third Ivy league crown in 1991 with a 17-9 (12-2 Ivy) record. The Crimson started the season out with an 11-0 run, but were stopped from being the only team in women's Ivy League basketball to go undefeated in league play. Harvard was again disappointed when it was not granted another NCAA...
...accustomed they were, coming back from a frustrating defeat to Mississippi to dismantle Arkansas State in a one-sided contest...
...Harvard hockey team responded in a similar fashion last night. After suffering a 3-2 defeat on Saturday night, the Crimson rebounded with its most explosive offensive performance of the season to advance to the ECAC Final Four in Lake Placid...
...I.R.A. commanders in an effort to persuade them to declare a new cease-fire. He failed. The I.R.A. leadership, Adams told TIME, "reiterated, very emotionally, their commitment to continue their armed campaign as long as it was necessary. As they see it, the British had sought to inflict a defeat upon them in peace that they were unable to achieve...