Word: distantly
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...final stroke broke the water proved equally razor-thin, but oh so much more meaningful than those preliminary armchair estimates as the No. 1 Midshipmen capped their comeback push with a 1.1-second victory over the No. 2 Crimson, while No. 12 Boston College finished a distant third...
What gives? Who is this “general public,” anyway? A distant cousin to notary publics, or a newly interpreted incarnation of Rousseau’s social contract? Is it some sort of populist organization? I’ve sure as hell never signed up for it. In fact, I’m a little scared by the whole idea. What kind of a general public purports to speak for everyone and then goes around contradicting itself? This reminds me a bit of what Groucho Marx said—“I don?...
...mentioned in passing that a friend had enjoyed a day at Suffolk Downs. $10 had funded an entire day of entertainment, he had said: horses, peanuts, characters in the crowd. Sounds like benign fun. But suddenly ghosts emerged from my family’s history: kids from the block, distant cousins, parents of my pre-school friends, characters from every facet of the past—all had fallen prey to their addictions, borrowed money from everyone around, and finally become official pariahs, excommunicated.Sufficiently scared, I steered clear of gambling (or at least, didn’t seek...
...hammer throw, Gibson’s day was completed by a distant second place finish to senior Johanna Doyle—who has been dominant all year in the event...
...finished a distant third, crossing the line...