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...Even with her packed schedule, Okonjo-Iweala’s friends and children say that she has always made an effort to support her family...
...While the sophomore’s gold medal stands as testament to his phenomenal effort, the manner in which he dispatched the nation’s top competitors through five grueling bouts at the Las Vegas Convention Center speaks volumes about his progress...
...Poetry? Awkward. Poetry readings? I’m wincing just typing this. In general, sincerity is awkward. So are most things that require effort or enthusiasm, which explains the awkwardness of rhythmic gymnastics. Serious beliefs are awkward, especially religious ones. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with them, it’s just that people’s real, heart-felt, deeply held beliefs are, well, “not easy to handle or deal with, requiring great skill, ingenuity, or care”—in a word, awkward. (Merriam Webster...
...Koenigs came to Palmer’s door with a single white rose and a proposition to join his “epic” effort...
...really have appreciated the way she’s been very accommodating of student groups,” says Kiran N. Bhat ’10, the treasurer of the South Asian Association. “She made an earnest effort to really streamline the process...