Word: lucked
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Although Penn hasn't assembled a formidable crew in recent memory, Cornell is an up-and-coming crew and couldn't be taken lightly. And while the Crimson had some tough luck at Eastern Sprints last season, the Big Red placed fourth--more than 10 seconds in front of Harvard--nonetheless...
...federal welfare programs from the sacred category of entitlements. That was done by fixing limits on what will be spent rather than letting the programs require whatever funds a recipient had coming under federal rules. The implication is that if poverty increases, some recipients will simply be out of luck unless state and local governments pick...
...when your opponent is the defending national champions, you can't expect this sort of luck to continue forever...
These superstitions, passed down from Baker's Hungarian grandmother, are among the more unusual. But everyone knows the basic drill: Don't let a black cat cross your path. Don't open an umbrella indoors. Don't walk under a ladder. Breaking a mirror means seven years of bad luck...
Many college superstitions involve campusarchitecture. At the University of Maryland,students rub the nose of one statue for luck onexams. This month's edition of RollingStone magazine documents campus myths aboutstudent virginity and statue animation. Accordingto University of Michigan lore, a particularstatue on campus will stand up if a virgin passesit...