Word: grabs
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...Landers could use a little advice. The columnist, who cheerfully uttered a grab-bag of insults about famous figures in a New York magazine profile published this week, today apologized to the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America for having called Pope John Paul II a "polack" in the article. "It's time to get out the wet noodle and give myself 40 lashes," read a statement. "I should not have used a slang term for Polish. It was poor judgment, and I apologize." Landers, who once topped a World Almanac poll as the most influential woman in the United...
Taylor frustrated the Crimson all night. In the first period, freshman Michael Bent fired off a shot right in front of the goal, but Taylor made an amazing grab to stifle the scoring opportunity. In the second period, the crowd started cheering what looked like a sure goal by Bent when the puck slipped behind Taylor as he tried to fall on it. But Taylor managed to cover it up at the last moment to prevent the score...
...issues become increasingly complex and people's attention becomes more scattered it becomes necessary to present politics in a way that could grab people's attention," he added...
...maybe you would like "alternative" forms of amusement. This is probably easier to get than the culture. And more popular than anything else. Either you have already packed your backpacks with alcoholic beverages or you can just walk around the parking lot and grab a beer here and there. Or just as our ancestors did in the past--sit under a tree (if New Haven pollution hasn't killed them all off) and you can experience all sorts of wonderful aromas and meditate with a few of your friends and a little...
...quite a simple scenario for the Cornell men's soccer team: win on Sunday and grab a share of the Ivy League title. Of course, that's easier said than done. The tenth-ranked Big Red (5-1-0 Ivy, 14-1-1 overall) finish up its regular season against third-ranked Brown (6-0-0 Ivy, 14-1-0 overall) with the championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament at stake...