Word: jab
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...quivering that Google has caused among old-media players, ink-stained editors have little to worry about. Rather, Google's move is a swift jab in its slugfest with Yahoo! Not long ago the twosome played nice, but now they are fisting it out to be Portal Supreme. For the moment, Yahoo! News unquestionably has the edge. Devotees trust the site for up to the minute headlines, photos, and commentary from a cadre of well-known sources. Yahoo! also has well-trodden daily features such as "most popular photo" and other favorites. Most news junkies won't jilt...
...Taking a jab at what he said was the United States hypocrisy, Sachs pointed out that only weeks after President Bush demanded the U.N. put “words into actions” on global security, the U.S. has yet to act on its Johannesburg promises...
...Yorker who best champions the spirit of a Real New Yorker. His floral Hawaiian shirt and bushy mustache set a vibrant and informal tone that is affirmed by his unruly long brown hair, barely restrained by a baseball cap—almost obnoxiously worn backwards as a final jab at propriety and predictability. He is a comedian, connoisseur, entrepreneur and two-time mayoral candidate. He is Kenny Kramer—the inspiration for Seinfeld’s Cosmo Kramer...
...shots. He was cut over both eyes and couldn't land a single good punch, much less a combination. The outcome began to look as painful and inevitable as that of Ali vs. Holmes in 1980. Lewis used Tyson's increasingly stationary head as a speed bag for his jab and then, via uppercuts and right crosses, as a heavy bag. When Tyson went down hard in the 8th round it was a formality. He was a spent case long before...
This article is my Parting Shot—my last hurrah in the pages of The Crimson. My final jab at the inexplicable ways of the College. My definitive stump before I plunge into the real world. And my goodbye. Unfortunately, this is more daunting than one would believe. As anyone with whom I have parted ways can attest, goodbyes are not exactly my forte. In fact, I am terrible at them...