Word: grab
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Quakers won the third game by capitalizingon the Crimson's mistakes and exhaustion. Afterjumping ahead to grab a 5-0 lead, Penn dominatedthe rest of the game...
...match worsened for the Crimson in the second game. The Tigers jumped ahead early to grab the lead and took advantage of the injury plagued Crimson, who had only two kills during the game. The Tigers won the second game easily...
...table forever. Jones herself, egged on by husband Steve and spokeswoman Susan Carpenter McMillan, had decided to up the ante and demand $1 million from both Clinton and New York parking lot magnate Abe Hirschfeld. Her lawyers argued bitterly against such a plan, seen as an unrealistic money grab. As they expected, the Clinton camp scoffed. Jones had better hope the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Minnesota looks on her case more favorably than Judge Wright did -- or she'll exit the national stage empty-handed...
...often hard to distinguish friendliness from salesmanship among Jamaicans, which can be off-putting--nearly every conversation leads to a proposition to buy somethings: hair braids, motor scooters, marijuana, mushroom tea, ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, or crack. But even if it seems like the Jamaican local is aiming to grab that $20 bill pasted on each tourist's forehead, these dealers are nothing to be afraid of. They often provide some colorful moments...
...periodic (and usually pathetic) foray into the postseason, Mass. natives and those who have adopted the BoSox during their tenure in Cambridge gather in the T.V. room at Loker. Those in classes letting out at one had just enough time to select their 5 items, swipe their card, grab their condiments and moist towelette, and dash to the television in time for the 1:07 p.m. first pitch. Had the line been any less efficient, fans might have missed not only the first pitch but also Mo Vaughn's towering first inning opposite field home run on Tuesday...