Word: lustered
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...intellectual world, for example, Radcliffe does not enjoy all of the luster of Harvard, alumnae say--which is ironic since Harvard and Radcliffe students have shared the same classes for more than 50 years...
There was also the problem that the Kennedys share with everyone descended from a famous forebear--how to escape seeming a pale version of the original, like Frank Sinatra Jr. Joe Kennedy, who came to Congress worried that he could never match the luster of his famous elders, once told friends, "Every time I speak, a lot of people expect to hear President Kennedy's Inaugural Address...
Diana was a princess, but there are many princesses in Europe, none of whom ever came close to capturing the popular imagination the way she did. Princess Grace of Monaco was perhaps the nearest thing, but then she had really been a movie star, which surely provided the vital luster to her role as figurehead of a country that is little more than a gambling casino on the southern coast of France. The rather louche glamour of Monaco's royal family is nothing compared with the fading but still palpable grandeur of the British monarchy. To those who savor such...
...letter to alumni in the Harvard Law Bulletin, Dean of Law School Robert C. Clark presented the study as a form of strategic planning for the school and not as a response to criticisms that the school may be losing its luster...
...scoreboard would have proven that the Crimson failed to play well during the first third of its match against Cal Baptist. Harvard was able to tighten up its play in the second game in a close 16-14 victory for Cal Baptist, but the Crimson again lost its luster in the third and final game...