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Word: flukes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fans in attendance made a collective gasp as Ruddock inched back to the goal, but sophomore defenseman Pamela Van Reesema raced to the net to shove the puck under Ruddock's pads, forcing the officials to blow the play dead and avoid the fluke goal...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Upsets No. 1 Dartmouth Despite Questionable Calls | 2/20/2001 | See Source »

...shoulders of Hero ride the hopes of all Asian cinema. Did Crouching Tiger's popularity portend a huge global market for Asian movies, or was it a fluke? That uncertainty - and Hero's $30 million budget - has piled pressure on everyone on the set. It's palpable, but rarely mentioned, like the wire propelling an actor through an action sequence that gets computer-erased in the final print...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making of a Hero | 1/21/2001 | See Source »

...Crimson then came back the next night and promptly beat down on a tough Bears (6-7, 1-1) squad in resounding fashion, making the earlier loss to Yale seem more like a fluke. Captain Dan Clemente led the Crimson with 26 points in its final game before exam period...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper and Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: M. Hoops Gets Knocked Down, But Gets Up Again | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...touches on everything from Dusty Springfield soul to down-home slide guitar blues. Tapping the crucial lode where familiarity and freshness commingle, the whole thing was written and played by Lynne and Bill Bottrell, who demonstrates that his tenure in Sheryl Crow's Tuesday Night Music clubhouse was no fluke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sampler's Favorite Music of 2000 | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

Perhaps the Dutchmen left Moore unattended in front of the net, giving him not one, but three golden opportunities. But I'd hardly call it a fluke. Perhaps Fridgen should swallow his pride and concede to the better player and the better team...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 867-5309: With a Little Help from the Moores, Crimson Solves Engineers | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

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