Word: knit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Smyrna is a "kick-ass" town: It was voted the 32nd best small town in the US. I have lots of documentation on this. Everyone knows everyone--it's really close-knit. For example, my dad plays in the Fire Company band and they throw big parties in barns...
Agassiz's enrollment, totaling 270 youths in grades K-8, was cited as a primary reason for its cozy environment. The school's peer mentor program and multi-aged classes enhacnes its close-knit atmosphere...
...dean has his critics as well. Indeed, many of the very same qualities that win him praise in some corners--including the Business School's tightly knit character and the success of its fundraising efforts--are attacked by others...
McDevitt says that tax assessors in Cambridge are in a good position because the city is closely knit and in good communication with its non-profit institutions. He says, however, that the city has to be careful how much it pressures these institutions because ultimately they are tax-exempt and not obliged to make a contribution...
After I switched from news to sports my sophomore year, I learned pretty quickly that honesty and good wit may win you the respect of other journalists, but they bring you the ire of just about everyone else. And at a school with such a tightly knit (some would say incestuous) athletic program, that's a lot of enemies who know you by name and nothing else...