Word: helplessly
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When the Crimson was down by a goal late in the game and nothing it did seemed to be working, Vaillancourt would make seemingly impossible moves as she danced around defenders before slipping the puck past a helpless goalie. When Harvard was a player down, Vaillancourt would channel her inner defenseman and lock down her opponent’s scoring threats until the penalty was killed...
...heard a loud commotion outside on the steps...I heard the movement of feet and material against the concrete,” Adams wrote. “The cops were rushing into the landing way behind the steps, smashing their clubs down on the kids who were waiting, helpless...
...name of scientific advancement, but suddenly become overwhelmed by an insatiable desire for an over-priced James Dean poster from the COOP or new Tannery boots with high-fashion exteriors that resemble small furry animals. In a fleeting moment, your hard-earned cash is squandered away, leaving you confused, helpless, and flat-out broke. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Your spare change can do wonders at Christ Church Thrift Shop (CCTS), open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. With all proceeds benefiting Christ Church, one of Cambridge’s oldest buildings, the shop boasts...
...Korean and U.S. flags stood at either end of the stage, and the audience rose as both nations' anthems were played. For the next two hours, it was easy to forget that during the afternoon's bus ride, we had passed a poster of a giant fist slamming a helpless little Uncle Sam that read, SMASH...
...either end of the stage, and the entire audience rose as both nations' anthems were played. From that point on, for the next two hours, it was hard to remember that during the bus ride that afternoon, we had passed a poster of a giant fist slamming a helpless little Uncle Sam that read, "Smash the USA." When he introduced George Gershwin's An American in Paris, Maazel told the audience that perhaps one day another composer would write a symphony entitled "An American in Pyongyang." Whatever ambivalence the North Korean audience may have felt until then evaporated. The crowd...