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...Soviet presentations stressed Gorbachev's campaign for glasnost, or openness, and Soviet spokesmen talked of "the process of democratization and reform that is taking place now in the Soviet Union." Reform and democratization are not in the traditional lexicon of Kremlin propaganda. The Soviets even discussed internal opposition to Gorbachev's reforms, implicitly suggesting that Soviet society is open to dissent. Questioned about dissidents inside the Soviet Union, the Soviets held their temper and made conciliatory remarks...
...outscored its opponents by an even average of three goals per contest. Donato was a cog in Bill Cleary’s high-paced, jet-powered offense—but that was back then, and now, the name Ted Donato has taken on a second meaning in Harvard hockey lexicon: that of the winningest rookie coach in Crimson history, with this past season’s 21 victories...
...games for the price of one—a phrase familiar in the sports lexicon, but rarely heard in conjunction with college hockey and never on a stage as great as the women’s national quarterfinals...
Ever since my grandparents bought me a police scanner last summer, constant squawking has filled the background of my daily life. The little black box on my bureau calls out street addresses, suspect descriptions, and the other minutiae of law enforcement’s lexicon. From speeding tickets to serious crime, the dispatches require a trained ear to filter out the real drama from the regular drivel...